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[Verse 1]
     C                                                 G
The bills are all due, the babies need shoes, but I'm busted
                                             C
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound and I'm busted
                                         C7
I got a cow that's gone dry, hen that won't lay
  F
A big stack of bills that get bigger each day
       G7                                             C
The county gonna haul my belongings away, 'cause I'm busted

[Verse 2]
    C                                             G7
I called brother to ask for a loan, 'cause I was busted
                                                    C
Lord, I hate to beg like a dog for a bone, but I'm busted
                                      C7
My brother said, "There ain't a thing I can do
     F
My wife and my kids, they're all down with the flu
     G7                                               C
I was just thinkin' 'bout callin' on you, 'cause I'm busted"

[Solo] 
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(Key change - Half step up)
Capo: 3

[Verse 3]
C                                                       G7
  Lord, I'm no thief but a man can go wrong, when he's busted
                                                    C
The food that we canned last summer is gone, we're busted
                                         C7
The fields are all bare, and the cotton won't grow
 F
Me and my family's gotta pack up and go
   G7                                      C     C7
Where I'll make a livin', Lord only knows, I'm busted

[Outro]
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    I'm Broke ... Bus - ted!