Good Ol' Boy chords by Steve Earle
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I got a job
but it ain't nearly enough
A twenty thousand dollar pickup truck
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Belongs to me and the bank
And some funny talkin' man from Iran
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Verse 2
I left the service and got a G.I. loan
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I got married, bought myself a home
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Now I hang around this one horse town
And do the best than I can
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Verse 3
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It's gettin' tough,
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just my luck
I was born in the land of plenty,
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now there ain't enough
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Gettin' cold, I've been told
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Well, nowadays it just don't pay to be
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a good ol' boy
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Been goin' nowhere
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down a one- way track
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I'd kill to leave it but
ain't no turnin' back
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Got the wife and the kids and
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what will everybody say
My brother's standin' on a welfare line
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And any minute now I might get mine
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Meanwhile it's the
Verse 5
I.R.S. and the Devil to pay
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It's all gettin' tough,
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just my luck
I was born in the land of plenty,
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now there ain't enough
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Gettin' cold,
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I've been told
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Well, nowadays it just don't pay to
Interlude 2
be a good ol' boy
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Verse 6
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Well, I hit the beer joints
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every Friday night
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Spend a little money lookin' for a fight
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But it don't matter if I lose or win
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'Cause Monday,
I'm back on the losin' end again
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Verse 7
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Gettin' tough, it's just my luck
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I was born in the land of plenty,
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now there ain't enough
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It's gettin' cold, I've been told
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Well, nowadays it just don't pay
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to be a good ol' boy
Verse 8
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Gettin' tough, just my luck
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I was born in the land of plenty
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now there ain't enough
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We're gettin' cold, I've been told
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Well, nowadays it just don't pay
Outro 1
to be a good ol' boy
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Good Ol' Boy
Steve Earle
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