The Cost Of Life chords by Johnny Cash

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Peterbilt
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drivers don't pick up low riders
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They don't slow for the
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curves in the road
They hate to keep logs,
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they hate riders on hogs
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Watch out for a shift in your load
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Verse 2

When I was young, I had Gene Autry guns

But I never had a Lionel train

Now I've got a truck,

if I keep payments up

And it weighs thirty tons in the rain

Verse 3
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I wear Frisco jeans with riveted seams
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My money is chained to my belt
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I wear a Cat cap just like my pap
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He drove till it ruined his health
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Verse 4
Now, Georgia Bill Smith wore
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thick glasses and boots
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He could see 'bout as far as he could walk
He came up too fast on
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that bridge overpass
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Lord, the preacher sure gave a fine talk
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Verse 5
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When I was young, I had Gene Autry guns
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D 
But I never had a Lionel train
Now I've got a truck if
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I keep payments up
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And it weighs thirty tons in the
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rain

Interlude 1

I've read

Verse 6
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a few lines from the poets
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And sometimes, I might cross the line
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D 
I don't know the answer
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to the mystery of life
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But a woman sure helps pass the time
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Verse 7
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When I was young, I had Gene Autry guns
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D 
But I never had a Lionel train
A 
D 
Now I've got a truck if
G 
I keep payments up
A 
D 
And it weighs thirty tons in the rain

Verse 8
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G 
When I was young, I had Gene Autry guns
A 
D 
But I never had a Lionel train
Now I've got a truck if
G 
I keep payments up
A 
D 
And it weighs thirty tons in the rain