F G C

[Verse]

   C                 F                G
My life with trouble goes back to the candy
       F                 C                Dm    G
That I stole from Jessie Walker's country store
  C                       F                   C
A penny seperated me from choosing sides with honesty
F              G              C
And I just got tired of being poor
G                                  C
Some folks eat their supper off of silver
G                                       C
And the only world they'll ever know is wealth
    D                                      G
But I can't blame the rich folks for these big stone walls
D                            G
This prison is the doings of myself
C           F               G
Freedom ran away from me at twenty-three
F                   C           Dm    G
I broke the lock on one to many doors
   C
My hungry hands would not behave
F                      C
When they got close to things they crave
F          G              C
I just got tired of bein' poor

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]

C          F               G
I remember Willie Jack who laughed at me
        F                 C                Dm    G
And the talking about the ragged clothes I wore
C                                 F                   C
That's when Willie got a taste of all knuckles in his face
F          G              C
I just got tired of bein' poor
G                                  C
Some folks eat their supper off of silver
G                                       C
And the only world they'll ever know is wealth
    D                                      G
But I can't blame the rich folks for these big stone walls
D                            G
This prison is the doings of myself
C           F               G
Freedom ran away from me at twenty-three
F                   C           Dm    G
I broke the lock on one to many doors
   C
My hungry hands would not behave
F                      C
When they got close to things they crave
F          G              C
I just got tired of bein' poor
F          G              C
I just got tired of bein' poor