Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man chords by James Otto, Travis Tritt

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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All around
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I hear the sound of money
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But I ain't got a nickel to my name
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And everywhere I look I see temptation
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She stands on every corner
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and calls my name
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Now won't you tell me if you can
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Cause life's so hard to understand
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Why's the rich man busy dancing
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While the poor man plays the band
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Oh, they're building me or killing me
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Lord, have mercy on the working man
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Uncle Sam's got his hands in my pockets
And he helps himself
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each time he needs a dime
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Them politicians treat me
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like a mushroom
Cause they feed me bull
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and keep me in the blind
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Now won't you tell me if you can
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Cause life's so hard to understand
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Why's the rich man busy dancing
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While the poor man pays the band
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Oh, they're billin' me
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For killin' me
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Lord, have mercy on the workin'
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man
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Hey St. Peter, look down for a minute
And see this little man
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about to drown
There's quicksand all around
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And man I'm in it
Please help me up Lord
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Cause I'm going down
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Now won't you tell me if you can
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Cause life's so hard to understand
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Why's the rich man busy dancing
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While the poor man pays the band
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Oh, they're billing me
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For killing me
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Lord have mercy on
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the working man
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Won't you tell me if you can,
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cause life's so hard to understand
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Why's the fat man busy dancing,
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while the thin man pays the band
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Oh, they're building me, or killing me

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Verse 2

Here, Lord,

have mercy on the working man.

Verse 3
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Please, Lord,
have mercy on the working man.
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Ah, tell them how it is, Travis.
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Please, Lord,
have mercy on the working
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man.
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