Just A Bum

Greg Brown

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C C7 I saw a man, he's a well-dressed man, He had a tan from the Yucatan
F C He had a car, he looked like a star, I said, Hey, don't I know who you are
G C But when he glanced into my eyes, I saw yes I saw was such a big surprise
C C7 F He was afraid that he's just a bum , Someday when all his stuff is gone and he's left without
Fm a dime
C Time ain't money when all ya got is time,
G C And you can see him standin on the corner with a nine-day beard and his bright red eyes
C C7 I know a guy, he's a pal of mine, I say, hey. He say, I'm doin fine
F C I'm movin up the ladder, rung rung rung, I'm gonna get my million while I am still young
G C But at night when he's had a few, His eyes say different than his tongue
C C7 F They say I'm afraid that I'm just a bum, Someday when all my stuff is gone and I'm left
Fm without a dime
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C Time ain't money when all ya got is time
G C And you can see me standin on the corner with a nine-day beard and my bright red eyes
C F C G Goin hey, hey hey hey hey, come on and listen to my story, hey, hey hey hey hey, ah hey
C C7 Some people live to work, work to live, Any little tremble and the earth might give
F C Ya can't hide it in a Volvo or a London Fog, Can't hide it in a mansion with an imported dog
G C No matter how we plan and rehearse, we're at a pink slip's mercy in a paper universe
C C7 F They say we’re afraid that we’re just a bum, Someday when all our stuff is gone and we’re
Fm left without a dime
C Time ain't money when all we got is time
G C And you can see us standin’ on the corner with a nine-day beard and our bright red eyes
C F C G Goin hey, hey hey hey hey, come on and listen to our story, hey, hey hey hey hey, ah hey
C C7 The man of sorrow's acquainted with grief, Stands in line waiting for relief
F C He will tell ya it wasn't always this way, One bad little thing happened one bad little day
G C Heartbreak has bad teeth and a sour smell and lives when he can in a cheap hotel
C C7 F They say he’s afraid that he’s just a bum, Someday when all his stuff is gone and he’s left
Fm without a dime
C Time ain't money when all he got is time
G C And you can see him standin’ on the corner with a nine-day beard and his bright red eyes
C F C G Goin hey, hey hey hey hey, come on and listen to my story, hey, hey hey hey hey, ah hey
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Composition: Greg Brown

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