"48 States"
Smalltown Poets
©1998 Ardent/Koala (ASCAP) & Smalltown Poetry (ASCAP)
LEE (dutchdorf@netscape.net) 

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        D               A             G      D A G
Been to 48 states and a few different worlds
           D                      A           G      D A G
Beheld the blind tour guide and a pig wearing pearls
          D                       A           G
I've seen grace under foot people fall in the street
   D         A          G
Or use it to wipe their feet
D                   G
Never the righteous man forsaken
D                   G
Never the righteous man

Been to 48 states I remember a few
Having higher skylines and a wide angle view
I've seen green lands and the natives stay in one place
Peace falling on their face

D             G
Where could I be
D            G
And stay happy
D        G       A
I hear Hawaii is greener
D        G       A
I hear Alaska is cleaner
        D                  G              A
Whether here or there the righteous have joy to spare

Been to 48 states and a few different worlds
I've seen dithered man leave boys, women and girls
Found the church roll full and they're current with dues
To pay for the empty pews
Never the righteous man forsaken
Never the righteous man