Dirt Cheap Chords by Cody Johnson

[Intro]

C    Cm    C
 
[Verse]

C
 They came in thinkin' top dollar
Em
  To that old cotton crop farmer
F
 They knocked on his screen door 

and he said
                 C
"Lord, what you need, boys?" 

And they said
 
  C
"You know all the others went 

and cashed out
Em
They got the subdivision 

all mapped out
F
 It'll sit right here on this land
                          C
And you can leave town a rich man"
               G                               
And he said, "Boys, 

whatever you're offerin', 
              F
it won't be enough
 
 
[Chorus]
             C
'Cause I got a little girl that 

used to swing right there
Em
I still see her pink bow 

in her brown hair
 F
She's in the big city, 

but she still calls home
 
What's she gonna do if 

she comes back and we're gone?
 
 C
And over there, 

under that wide oak tree
 Em
Beneath the cross is 

where my best buddy's buried
F
It lasted thirteen huntin'

 season runnin' strong
 
Keep your money 

'cause a man can't leave his dog
 
Am                     
And over there is where 
   G               F
I got down on one knee
 
           F        G            C
You can't buy that kind of dirt cheap"
 
 
[Verse]

 C
One man smiled and 

he kinda looked away
           Em
The other said, 

"Before we go, 

I gotta know one thing
             F
Between thr droughts and 

the floods through all the years
 
What in the world got you through?
 
How the heck'd you get here?" 

And he said
 
 
[Chorus]

  C
"That little girl that used to

 swing right there
Em
I still see her pink bow 

in her brown hair
 F
Runnin' up after 

one of them long days
 
A big smile makin' 

every litttle worry fade
 
 C
And over there, under 

that wide oak tree
 Em
Beneath the cross where 

my best buddy's buried
F
All them huntin' seasons 

freezin' in a Jon boat
 
Me and him, double-barrel and 

a two-stroke
 
Am                              G     
And that woman that said 'yes' when 
               F
I got down on one knee
                F       
Yeah you can't buy that 
 G            C
kind of dirt cheap"
 
 
[Break]
              Am
No, it ain't somethin'

 you fall into
      G
It's somethin' God gives you
F
 And you hold on to
 
 
[Chorus]

                C
Just like that little girl 

that used to swing right there
C Em
  Still see her pink bow 

in her brown hair
Em            F
She's in the big city now, 

but she still calls home
 
She's comin' back next week and, 

man, it's been too long
 
 C
And over there, 

under that wide oak tree
 Em
Beside the cross where 

my best buddy's buried
 F
Lays a puppy posted up in the shade
 
That woman never could turn 

away a stray
 
Am                   
I guess that's why 
                G 
she said 'yes' when 
               F
I got down on one knee
     Am                             
Oh, long as all this is here, 
         G 
why the heck would 
        F
I ever leave?
                       
Yeah you can't buy that
  G                   C
 kind of dirt cheap"

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ℹ️ About This Song

On the 3rd of November 2023, the track was released. The track is from the album Leather.

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Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: C#
• Capo: 1st fret
• Chords: C, Cm, Em, F, G, Am
• BPM: 120
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: Dirt Cheap
• Artist: Cody Johnson
• Album: Leather
• Released Date: 3 November 2023