Uncle Frank Chords & Lyrics - Drive-by Truckers

They [G]powered up the city with hydro-electric juice
Now [Em]we got more electricity than we can ever use
They [C]flooded out the [C/B]hollow and all the [D]folks down there moved [C]out
But [G]they got paid so [D]there ain’t nothi[C]n else to think[G] about

Some [G]of them made their living cutting the timber down,
Snak[Em]ing it one log at a time up the hill and into town.
T.[C]V.A. had a [C/B]way to [D]clear it off real [C]fast.
Lots [G]of men and machinery [D]build a dam [C]and drown the [G]rest.

[SOLO]

Uncle [G]Frank lived in a cabin down on Cedar Creek,
Bought [Em]fifteen acres when he got back home from overseas.
Fif[C]teen rocky [C/B]acres, figured [D]no one else would [C]want,
Till [G]all that backed up [D]water had to have [C]some place to [G]go.

[CHORUS 1]

[C]Uncle [C/B]Frank couldn’[D]t read or write.
[C]Never held [C/B]down a job, or [D]needed one in his life.
[Am]They assured him there’d b[Em]e work for him in town buildin[C]g cars, it’s already go[G]ing down

The [G]cars never came to town and the roads never got built.
And [Em]the price of all that power kept on going straight uphill.
The [C]banks around the [C/B]hollow sold for lake[D]front proper[C]ty
Where [G]Doctors, Lawyers, and Musi[D]cians teach their [C]kids to water-[G]ski.

[CHORUS 2]

[C]Uncle [C/B]Frank couldn’[D]t read or write.
[C]So there was [C/B]no note or letter [D]found where he died.
[Am]Just a rope around his [Em]neck and the kitchen table turned on it’[C]s side [G]