Lower On The Hog

G
I've been workin' at a sawmill 
earnin' every dime I make
G                        D       
Lookin' at my check stub cussin' 
                 G
what the tax man takes
   G
My baby's dependin' on me oh Lord to
 bring the bacon home
    G                         D   
But it's just salt pork we're 
                G
eating lower on the hog


Chorus:
         C
But if I die in the mornin' they 
can't say I didn't pay my way
     G
With honest sweat and elbow grease 
and doin' what the foremen say
    C
But after we buy groceries, pay the 
rent and the telephone
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                D
I'm broke, it's gone, what's goin' 
on
          Em                F     
There's a lot less scrap to throw 
           G
out to the dog
    Em                  F         
I'm makin' more now and eatin' 
          G
lower on the hog


There's people standin' with their 
hands out formin' a welfare line
Savin' their back while I'm out 
breakin' mine
I ain't worried about the federal 
budget or the L.A. city smog
I'm workin' overtime and eatin' 
lower on the hog


Chorus:
         C
But if I die in the mornin' they 
can't say I didn't pay my way
     G
With honest sweat and elbow grease 
and doin' what the foremen say
    C
But after we buy groceries, pay the 
rent and the telephone
                D
I'm broke, it's gone, what's goin' 
on
          Em                F     
There's a lot less scrap to throw 
           G
out to the dog
    Em                  F         
I'm makin' more now and eatin' 
          G
lower on the hog
          Em                F     
There's a lot less scrap to throw 
           G
out to the dog
    Em                  F         
I'm makin' more now and eatin' 
          G
lower on the hog