Key: C major
Verse 1
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C
for the wife and the kids
And it's hard on the conscience of a man
It's a tough road to hold
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till daddy comes home
Livin' with a man who's
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livin' in the can
They lock me up in the jailhouse
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one too many times
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But I'm gonna change my direction
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I'm gonna have to walk a straight line
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I've not done a serious crime
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And it's hard on this family of mine
Oh, this hard livin' hard
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for the wives and the kids
And it's hard on the conscience of a man
It's a tough road to hold,
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then he comes home
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can
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She's already got two mouths to feed,
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and another is way past due
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Betsy needs a new pair of shoes
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I don't know what state
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But I know it won't be the state pen.
Oh, it's hard livin' hard
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for the wife and the kids,
And it's hard on the
conscience of a man.
It's a tough road to hope,
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till Daddy comes home,
He's livin' like a man,
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he's livin' in the can.
It's hard livin' hard
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for the wife and the kids
And it's hard on the conscience of a man
It's a tough road to hoe
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C
till daddy comes home
Livin' with the man who's
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C
D
livin' in a can
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livin' in a can
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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ChordsC F G D Em
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