Intro:
   Gb
   Db       Gb

Prelude:
Gb
Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
           Db
Go to the country
               Gb
and build your home
               Gb
Plant a little garden
             Gb
Eat a lot of peaches
             Db         Gb
Try and find  Jesus all on your own.

Pickup: Gb

Verse 1:
E
Few days before he turned 80
B
He was sitting out back in a rocker
A
He said "what you been up to lately?"

I told him chasin' dollar
E
And in between sips of coffee
B
He poured this wisdom out
A                               (nc)
Said if you want my two cents on making a dollar count

Chorus:
      E
Buy dirt
                                B
Find the one you can't live without
                                   Dbm
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
                              A
Do what you love but call it work
                                            E
And throw a little money in the plate at church
                                          B
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
                                 Dbm
Add a few limbs to your family tree
                                   A
Watch their pencils marks, and the grass in the yard

All grow up
E
'Cause the truth about it is
B
It all goes by real quick
Dbm                     A
And You can't buy happi-ness
                E
But you can buy dirt

Verse 2:
E
Before you get caught on that ladder
B
Let me tell you what it's all about
A
Find you a few things that matter

That you can put a fence around
  (nc)
And then he laid it out

Chorus:
    E
Buy dirt
                                B
Find the one you can't live without
                                  Dbm
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
                             A
Do what you love but call it work
                                            E
And throw a little money in the plate at church
                                         B
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
                                 Dbm
Add a few limbs to your family tree
                                       A
And watch their pencils marks, and the grass in the yard

All grow up
E                         B
'Cause the truth about it is

It all goes by real quick
Dbm                 A
You can't buy happi-ness
                Dbm    B
But you can buy dirt
            A       E
You can buy dirt

Bridge:
B
And thank the good Lord for it
         (nc)
'Cause He ain't makin' any more of it

Chorus:
      E
Buy dirt
                                B
Find the one you can't live without
                                   Dbm
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
                              A
Do what you love but call it work
                                            E
And throw a little money in the plate at church
                                          B
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
                                 Dbm
Add a few limbs to your family tree
                                   A
Watch their pencils marks, and the grass in the yard

All grow up
E
'Cause the truth about it is
B
It all goes by real quick
Dbm                     A
And you can't buy happi-ness
                E
But you can buy dirt
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