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