The Good Earth(Chords)

	        
Verse 
C                                        Am 
The good earth swallows up the seed and swallows life as well  
F                                          G               G7 
From long before the day you're born till heaven comes or hell  
C                                        Am 
It binds your hands with chains of clay those are so hard to break  
      F                               G             C 
But when I left good earth behind I made a big mistake  
 Am                                  C 
I've traveled far and traveled wide I've seen a lot of things  

Verse 
 D                                    G                   G7 
But looking back on all the years I don't know what they mean  
 C                                      Am 
Like steel I'm probably stronger From going through the fire  
    F                               G            C 
I kept on climbin' lower Diggin' deeper to get higher  
    C                                 Am 
I turned around one evening when the sun was going down  
    F                                      G                G7 
I heard the Bible told a preacher who had just pulled into town  
    C                                    Am 
At last I'm back on good earth where I should have always been  
 F                                 G                C 
Lord forgive me if I ever try to leave good earth again  
 Am                              C 
Well the good earth was my mama and my daddy too  

Verse 
 D                                 G               G7 
Now I'm working my hands in soil tryin' to pay my due  
 C                                    Am 
And when I'll breathe my last breath which may not be too long  
 F 
Just shovel a little good earth over my head  
                                          G            C 
Till everybody open up the hymn book and sing a happy song  
                              Am 
Shall we gather at the river in the sweet by and by  
 F                           G                      G7 
Just as I am Jesus loves me one of these days I'll fly  
 C                            Am 
I'm standing on the promises Lord build the place for me  
 F                                    G        C 
In the good earth over Jordan by the Sea of Galilee mhm
	        

Written by Larry Gatlin