I Just Got Tired of Being Poor chords by George Jones

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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My  (C major) life with trouble goes  (F major) 
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back to the  (G major) candy
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That I stole  (F major) from Jessie Walker's  (C major) 
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country store  (D minor)  (G major) 
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A penny  (C major) separated me from
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 (F major) choosing sides with  (C major) honesty
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 (F major) And I just got  (G major) tired of being poor.
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Verse 2

Some folks eat their supper off of silver

And the only world they'll

ever know is wealth

But I can't blame the rich folks

for these big stone walls

This prison is the doings of myself.

Verse 3
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 (C major) Freedom ran away  (F major) from me at  (G major) twenty-three
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I I broke  (F major) the lock on  (C major) one to many doors  (D minor)  (G major) 
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My  (C major) hungry hands would not behave
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When  (F major) they got close to thing (C major) s they crave
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 (F major) I just got  (G major) tired of bein'  (C major) poor.

Interlude 1

Verse 4
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 (C major) I  remember  (F major) Willie Jack who
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 (G major) laughed at me
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And the  (F major) talking about the ragged  (C major) 
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clothes I  (D minor) wore  (G major) 
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 (C major) That's when Willie got a taste
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of  (F major) all knuckles  (C major) in his face
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 (F major) I just got  (G major) tired of bein'  (C major) poor.

Verse 5
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 (G major) Some folks eat their supper off of silver  (C major) 
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And  (G major) the only world they'll
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ever know is  (C major) wealth
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But  (D major) I  can't blame the rich
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folks for these  (G major) big stone walls
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 (D major) This prison is the doings of my (G major) self.

Verse 6
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 (C major) Freedom ran away  (F major) from me at twenty- (G major) three
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I I broke  (F major) the lock on  (C major) one to many door (D minor) s  (G major) 
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My  (C major) hungry hands would not behave
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When  (F major) they got close to thing (C major) s they crave
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 (F major) I just got  (G major) tired of bein' poor.
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 (C major) 