Ain't No Brakeman chords by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Every day it's harder tryin'
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to make more money
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Then it gets to tax time
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And it ain't so funny
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Dollars in my pocket and right
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out my back door
All them government men
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are just tryin'
To make me poorer - that ain't fair
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I got to testify, ain't no surrender
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My time will be here by and by

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Verse 2
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People tell me,"Hey,why don't you cut
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our whining"
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Tell me, "Every cloud has got
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a silver lining"
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But when you got
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that misery
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Weighing heavy on
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you
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It's hard to take a look at it
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And see your way through
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So I say I got to testify

Verse 3

When you're taken sick

You're gonna

need your doctor

But when you're feeling lowdown

Verse 4
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Need a friend to talk
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The train that you ride
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Don't always go your way
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But they say that every dog is gon
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na have it's day
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So I say I got to testify

Verse 5
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I've had my ups and downs
like everybody else
Sometimes been abandoned
Left back on the shelf
If the horse can throw you
Get back up there in the saddle
If you fall into the water
Get back in that boat and paddle
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So I say I got to testify