I Earn My Life

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[Verse 1]
     G         Am    F        Em
I'll quit my job the day I die
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I'll quit my job the day I die
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I break my back and never cry
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I break my back and never cry


[Pre-Chorus 1]
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I'm losing all my hair, losing 
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all my hair
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I'm losing all my hair because a 
Am     F
man provides
     Em           D        G     
I'm standing on a chair, standing
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 on a chair
     F             Em             
I'm standing on a chair because I 
D       G
earn my life


[Chorus]
  G        Am      F      Em
I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G          
I learned it from my father and 
Am           Em
tell it to my wife
Em    D        G                
Jesus Christ, don't tell me not 
    C
to hurry
  F              Em           D  
I wouldn't be so worried if I 
           G
wasn't always right


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
      G           Am     F       Em
While you're asleep I'm terrified
      D                 G          
While you're asleep I'm terrified
Am   F

  Em        D   G           C
I see the end before my eyes
  F           Em             D  G
I see the end before my eyes


[Pre-Chorus 2]
  G            Am     F       
A marker on a grave, marker on a 
    Em
grave
D            G               Am 
Marker on a grave and I know I'm
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 the one who died
    Em              D     G      
And underneath the name, 
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underneath the name
F             Em                
Underneath my name it says, "He 
D           G
Earned His Life"


[Chorus]
  G        Am      F      Em
I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G           
I learned it from my father and my
  Am           Em
 father never lied
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Jesus Christ, better learn how 
    C
to forage
  F              Em        D     
Utilities and mortgage is all 
           G
that will survive


[Bridge]
   Am              B
I wish my life was on a graph
   Em              C              
So I knew how much left I have to 
Am             B
earn tonight
   Em                 C
It burns too bright
  Am              B                
I think about my self a lot 'cause 
Em            C
it's the only one I've got
     Am
I've earned this life
      B             Em            
What have I done to earn this 
  C
life?


[Chorus]
  G        Am      F      Em
I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G          
I learned it from my father and 
Am           Em
tell it to my wife
Em    D        G                
Jesus Christ, don't tell me not 
    C
to hurry
  F              Em           D  
I wouldn't be so worried if I 
           G
wasn't always right

         G        Am      F      
'Cause I earn my life, I earn my 
Em
life
   D                  G           
I learned it from my father and my
  Am           Em
 father never lied
Em    D          G              
Jesus Christ, we better learn 
      C
how to forage
  F              Em        D     
Utilities and mortgage is all 
           G
that will survive
  F              C         G
Utilities and mortgage is all that 
will survive!


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