Hard Livin' IIlene chords by Randall King

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Verse 1
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Well the lazy boys been caving in
God knows what's burbling in the fridge
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Fishbowl looks like the
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Dead Seas in my home
On the wall paper's been peeling off
It's a duct tape hell and it won't stop
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the hell did you leave for?
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I can't handle the load
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It's a hard livin', Eileen
It's been all downhill
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since you left the old Airstream
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My sink is full
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and my coffee pot's turned green
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It's a hard livin', Eileen

Interlude 1

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Verse 2
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Well, the drive to town's been slower
I've been taking the John Deere more
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Cause you can't take a truck
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Sitting on a semi -block wheel
The washer's on the front lawn
I got mad cause I wouldn't turn on
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Now there's something else
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The neighborhood'll probably stick
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It's a hard livin' island
It's been all downhill
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since you left the old airstream
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Sandcastles fold
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and coffee pots turn gray
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It's a  hard livin' island
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Yeah, boys!
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I'll bring it back down, boys.
Well the AC window unit,
when I plugged your end and I blew it,
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now it's 110 and I'm a sweatin' on a blue ribbon now.
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It's a hard -livin' island
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It's been all downhill
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Since you left the old airstream
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The toilet's broke
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It looks like a murder scene
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It's a hard -livin' island
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Oh, it's a hard -livin' island
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Yeah, it's real nice.
Cleto, I didn't know
you could honky -tonk.
Hell, I didn't know you could
say toilet in a country song.
Let's go get a beer.
You're buying.