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Watch Jason Isbell sing the saddest country song ever

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Credit: Jennifer Brett

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Available now on triple cassette! Act fast while supplies last.
By Jennifer Brett
March 9, 2016

We went to Austin in February for the launch of Jason Isbell's current tour. A great show! But he didn't play his catchy new 180-minute, four-chord hit. Dang. Here it is, courtesy of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Broke-down trucks, dying dogs, money woes, freak accidents .. this song has it all:

Jason Isbell's February performance at Austin City Limits was somewhat less tragic than his new 180-minute, four chord ballad, but it was still pretty good. Photo: Jennifer Brett

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