Rent chords by Sarah Dunn Band

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Intro 1

I've been workin'

Verse 1
all these
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twelve -hour shifts
Payin' for cigarettes from
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diamond penny tips
The cotton is short and the
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weeds are high
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I'm doing my best just to get by
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But I'm wondering how much
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tighter things  could get
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And all I want to do is pay my rent
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I've got a buggy to catch the leak
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by the kitchen sink
And all my husband does is
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sit around and drink
I'm eatin' from a can
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and workin' for the man
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Givin' up my every cent
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Prayin' for a tax return
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from the government
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But all I wanna do is pay my rent
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I'm not askin' for a bailout
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I'm gettin' along alright
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I don't need a handout
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I'm walking on a real thin line
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I don't need a welfare,
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but I've done my share
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Of living check to paycheck
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I just love to let a little bit of worry
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die on the doorstep
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All I wanna do is pay my rent
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I get up in the morning
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and I go to Matchman's house
I'm running on fumes
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but I figure who the hell's not
The paperboy hollers
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and I toss him a dollar
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And the front page makes me green
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It says that Wall Street's
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lookin' a little grim
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But all I wanna do is pay my rent
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I'm not askin' for a bailout
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I'm gettin' along alright
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I don't need a handout
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I'm walkin' on a real thin line
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I don't need welfare
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But I've done my share
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Of livin' check to paycheck
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I'd just love to let a little bit of worry
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die on the doorstep
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I'd love to let a little bit of worry
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suffer on that doorstep
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And all I wanna do is pay my rent
Pay my rent you