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Verse 1
(A5) (D5) Hey, (A5) hey, Mr. (G5) Government Man
I'm (F major) (G major) (G5) (G major) just (D minor) a poor boy (D5) doin' the be
(G5) st that I can (G major) (C5) (G5)
I've been stepped (D5) upon (G major)
and (G5) pushed around (G major) (A5)
(D minor) Yes, I have (G major)
(C5) You can (D minor) tie me up, but never (D5) tie (A minor) me (D minor) down,
(G5) (D minor) no
(G5) (F major) (D5) (D minor) (G5) (D minor) (F major) (G5)
Verse 2
(D minor) (D5)
(A5) Well, (G5) I was (A5) drivin' around
Tryin' to find a place to get a
(D5) beer and some cigarettes
(G5) Pullin' (A minor) up behind (A5) me, not
afraid to flirt
There's a (D5) girl in a red Cor (D major) vette
(G5) I (C5) saw in her face that
she wanted to race
So (G5) I let my car out of jail
(C5) Man, I blew it, (G5) before I knew it
The (D5) Feds were (D minor) on my tail (A5)
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Verse 3
I knew it were trouble, but didn't wanna stop
I (D5) couldn't forget that girl
(G5) My (A5) dashboard slick from alcohol
And (D5) my head (D minor) still in a (D5) whirl
(G5) Just a (C5) country boy in the city lights
(G5) Tryin' to have some fun
But the (C5) Man behind me
didn't (G5) wanna play
(A minor) He pulled (A5) out a gun (A minor)
Verse 4
(D minor) Hey, hey, (C5) Mr. (G5) Government Man (D minor) (C5) (G major)
(G5) I'm just a (D5) poor boy (C5) doin'
the be (G5) st that I can
(D5) (C5) (G major) (G5) I've been (D minor) stepped
upon (C5) and (G5) pushed around (D5)
(C5) Yes, I have (G major)
(G5) You can (D minor) tie me up, but never (A5) tie (D minor) me down (G5)
(D minor) (G5) (F major) (D minor) (G5) (D minor) (F major) (G5) (F major)
Verse 5
(D minor)
(D5)
Well, (G5) I (A5) had it comin', I hit the wall
And my (D5) car went up in flames
(G5) My (A minor) head got (A5) hammered,
thrown in the slammer
(D minor) No one but (D5) me to blame (D major) (G5)
(C5) That's my story, (A minor) ain't (C5) much glory
But I (G5) know I paid my dues
One (C5) thing I know in my (G5) heart and soul
(A minor) I ain't never gonna lose (A5)
Verse 6
(D minor) Hey, (C5) hey, Mr. (G5) Government
Man (D minor) (C5) (G major)
(G5) I'm just a (D5) poor boy (C5) doin' the be
(G5) st that I can (D5) (C5) (G major)
(G5) I've been stepped (D5) upon
(C5) and (G5) pushed around (D5)
(C5) Yes, I have (G major)
(G5) You can (D5) tie me up, but never (C5) tie (G5) me (E minor) down (G major)
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(A5) (G major) (E minor) (G major)
(A5) (G major) (G5) (G major) (A5) (G5) (G major) (G5) (A5) (G major) (E minor)
(G major) (G5) (G major) (E minor) (A minor) (E minor)
Verse 7
(G5) They say I might be goin' (G major) crazy (A minor) (A5)
(G5) Hey, (A minor) what else (A5) can I do? (B major)
Hey, my, my (D5)
Verse 8
Hey, hey, Mr. Government
Man (D5) (A5)
I'm just a (E minor) poor boy (D5) doin' the be (A5) st
that I can (D5) (E minor) (D5) (A5)
I've been stepped (E minor) upon (D5) and
(A5) pushed around (E minor)
(D5) Yes, I have (A5)
(A minor) You can (E minor) tie me (D5) up , but never
tie (A5) me (D5) (C5) down (G5)
Verse 9
(D minor) Hey, (C5) hey, Mr. (G5) Government
Man (D minor) (C5) (G5)
I'm just a (D minor) poor boy (C5) doin'
the be (G5) st that I can
(D minor) (C5) (G5) I've been stepped (D minor)
upon (C5) and (G5) pushed around (D5)
(C5) Yes, I have
(G5) You can (D minor) tie me up, but
never tie me down (G5) (D minor)
Verse 10
Hey, hey, (C5) Mr. (G5) Government Man (G5)
Don't you push me around no more
Government Man
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