Starving To Death On A Government Claim chords

[VERSE 1]
My [G]name is Tom Hight, an old bach'lor I am,
You'll [D7]find me out west in the country of fame,
You'll [G]find me out west on an elegant plain,
A- [D7]starving to death on my [G]government claim.

[CHORUS]
[G]Hurrah for Greer County! the land of the free,
The [D7]land of the bedbug, grasshopper and flea;
I'll [G]sing of its praises, I'll tell of its fame,
While s[D7]tarving to death on my [G]government claim.

[VERSE 2]
My [G]house, it is built of national soil,
Its [D7]walls are erected according to Hoyle,
Its [G]roof has no pitch, but is level and plain,
I [D7]always get wet if it h[G]appens to rain.

[CHORUS]
[G]Hurrah for Greer County! the land of the free,
The [D7]land of the bedbug, grasshopper and flea;
I'll [G]sing of its praises, I'll tell of its fame,
While s[D7]tarving to death on my [G]government claim.

[VERSE 3]
My [G]clothes are all ragged, as my language is rough,
My [D7]bread is corndodgers, both solid and tough;
But yet I am [G]happy and live at my ease
On [D7]sorghum, molasses, [G]bacon and cheese.

[CHORUS]
[G]Hurrah for Greer County! the land of the free,
The [D7]land of the bedbug, grasshopper and flea;
I'll [G]sing of its praises, I'll tell of its fame,
While s[D7]tarving to death on my [G]government claim.

[VERSE 4]
How [G]happy am I when I crawl into bed,
A r[D7]attlesnake hisses a tune at my head,
A gay little [G]centipede, all without fear,
Crawls [D7]over my pillow and [G]into my ear.

[CHORUS]
[G]Hurrah for Greer County! the land of the free,
The [D7]land of the bedbug, grasshopper and flea;
I'll [G]sing of its praises, I'll tell of its fame,
While s[D7]tarving to death on my [G]government claim.

[VERSE 5]
Now [G]all you claim holders, I hope you will stay
And [D7]chew your hardtack till you're toothless and grey,
But for [G]myself I'll no longer remain
To [D7]starve like a dog on my [G]government claim.

[CHORUS]
[G]Hurrah for Greer County! the land of the free,
The [D7]land of the bedbug, grasshopper and flea;
I'll [G]sing of its praises, I'll tell of its fame,
While s[D7]tarving to death on my [G]government claim.

[VERSE 6]
Fare[G]well to Greer County, farewell to the west,
I'll [D7]travel back east to the girl I love best,
I'll [G]travel to Texas and marry me a wife
And [D7]quit corn dodgers the [G]rest of my life.

[FINAL CHORUS]
[G]Goodbye to Greer County where blizzards arise,
Where the [D7]sun never sinks and the flea never dies,
And the [G]wind never ceases but always remains
Till it [D7]starves us all out on our [G]government claims.