Will Hoge - The Illegal Line

will hoge – the illegal line

standard tune – no capo

the [ solo ] section seems to start in a and work its way down the fret board

Em G Em

Em G Em
well i must have walked for fourteen days
Em G Em
all that i could carry and i made my way
Em G D
to the new holy land not a grand parade
Em G Em
snuck across the border to the u . s . A .

Em G Em
didn’t take too long for me to find some work
Em G Em
just stood there waitin round in the texas dirt
Em G D
and now i lay concrete the way i did back home
Em G Em
from 6 Am until the light is gone

Em G Em
then it’s back to the hotel drink a case of beer
Em G Em
one for every person that’s livin’ here
Em G D
four dollars an hour but nobody moans
Em G Em
cause it’s three fifty more than we can get back home

Em G Em
then i send the money back down to my sweet wife
Em G Em
so she can tell my children ’bout a better life
Em G D
papa’s tryin hard just to make it fine
Em G Em
fifty miles north of that illegal line

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Em G Em
late one night they came in through the door
Em G Em
with guns and lights screamin’ get on the floor
Em G D
they cuffed us up tight and hauled us all away
Em G Em
couldn’t hardly understand a single word they’d say

Em G Em
early next mornin’ judge drug us in
Em G Em
he stared us all down just like guilty men
Em G D
he said any of you boys got a thing to say?
Em G Em
i asked him what would he do if he was in my place

Em G Em
he said there’s rules boy and this just aint the way
Em G Em
and i said sometimes a starvin’ family just can’t wait
Em G D
but he slammed down his gavel now i’m doin time
Em G Em
fifty miles north of that illegal line
Em G Em
fifty miles north of that illegal line – eeeeee

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