Key: A major•
Intro 1
A
E
F#m
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D
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Bm
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Verse 1
F#m
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Starlight by the edge of the creek
Bm
E
Money's gettin' shallow and weak
F#m
A
It's a new path that we trod
E
D
They say low wages are a reality
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Bm
E
If we want to compete abroad
Verse 2
F#m
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Come sit down on my knee
D
A
You are dearer to me than my self
Bm
E
As you yourself can see
A
E
While I'm listening to the steel rails hum
F#m
A
Got both eyes tight shut
E
D
Just sitting here trying to keep
Bm
E
Creeping its way into my gut
Verse 3
D
A
Bring me my boots and shoes
A
Verse 4
Well, I'm sailin' on back,
F#m
A
Tossed by the winds and the seas
E
A
I'm tryin' to feed my
F#m
A
Gonna sleep off the rest of the day
E
D
A
Sometimes no one wants
what we got
Bm
E
Sometimes you can't give it away
Verse 5
E
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D
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No man, no woman knows
Bm
E
The hour that sorrow will come
A
E
In the dark I hear the night birds call
F#m
A
I can feel a lover's breath
Bm
D
E
Sleep is like a temporary death
Verse 6
D
A
Bring me my boots and shoes
D
E
workingman's blues
A
Verse 7
Well, they burned my barn,
F#m
A
I can't save a dime
E
D
I got to be careful,
Bm
E
Into a life of continual crime
A
E
I can see for myself that the sun is sinking
F#m
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A
How I wish you were here to see
D
A
Tell me now, am I wrong in thinking
Bm
E
That you have forgotten me?
Verse 8
F#m
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E
D
They waste your nights and days
Bm
D
E
But you I'll remember always
A
E
A
D
Gonna have to straighten
Bm
E
It's all true, everything you've heard
Verse 9
D
A
Bring me my boots and shoes
Bm
D
Sing a little bit of these working
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D
A
Verse 10
F#m
E
A
E
D
Wanna look in my eyes, please do
Bm
D
E
That I took up arms against you
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E
F#m
All across the peaceful sacred fields
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D
They'll break your horns and
Bm
E
I say it so it must be so
Verse 11
on my luck and
F#m
A
Gonna give you another chance
D
A
I'm all alone and I'm expecting you
Bm
D
To lead me off in a cheerful dance
E
A
I got a brand new suit and
F#m
E
A
I can live on rice and beans
Bm
E
Don't know what work even means
Verse 12
D
A
Bring me my boots and shoes
Bm
D
E
Sing a little bit of these workingman's blues
Outro 1
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F#m
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D
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Bm
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F#m
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D
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TunerE A D G B E
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