[ Предположительная тональность: D ] [Verse 1] D Elijah came to Texas G To build his family a home D With his wife and new baby G And what little goods that they owned D Had a good yoke of oxen G And hand tools for clearing the land A And he built him a church A7 D 'Cause he was a God fearin' man [Verse 2] D All of his children when there G Worshiped here through the years D On down to my granddad G He's buried 'bout 40 yards from here D It's where I was baptized G And where I took me a wife A And if I have my say so A7 D That's where I'll rest when it's time [Chorus] D When I'm dead and I'm gone Won't you carry me home To that little white church G D In my daddy's home town D 'Cause Lord knows I'm some kind of sinner Em But I've done come this far A And it's too late for changin' D When this race has been run Take me back where I came from Bm A And let me return what I took from the ground G D When this body won't carry me no further Take me back A7 D And lay me down [verse 3] D That old east Texas red dirt G Won't grow much of nothin' they say D 'Cept tomatoes and peaches G They mostly drill for oil nowadays D And a hired hand named Regan G First made me understand A A7 D And he told me the red was the blood of my kin in the land [Chorus] D When I'm dead and I'm gone Won't you carry me home To that little white church G D In my daddy's home town D Cause lord knows I'm some kinda sinner Em But I've done come this far A And it's too late for changing D When tis race has been run Take me back where I came from Bm A And let me return what I took from the ground G D When this body won't carry me no further Take me back A7 D And lay me down
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