Am  Em G   Am Em G   Am  Em G

[Verse]
Am                                                       Em G
I never counted on Neputism it wasn't all laid out for me
Am                                                         Em G
I started off from a crawl and worked my way up to my knees
Am                                                           Em G
I know one way of doin' things, I come from that side of life
Am
Where folks don't bathe in the mornin' they take their baths at night
G                         D         Am              Em G
At the end of a long hard day, I'm makin' my way

Am                                                     Em D
I like a row of similar souls on any given Friday night
Am                                                                      Em G
And I know there ain't much redemption in drinkin' beer and tellin' lies
Am                                                                       Em G
But it's a damned good way for a good ol' boy to know that he ain't alone
Am
And forget the pile of B.S. he put up with all week long
G                                   D         Am
And when the boys ask me how I am I say, I'm makin' my way

[Chorus]
         G
Yeah and I ain't never caught the view from the window of a king
        Am
But the common man don't tend to miss what he ain't never seen
     G                                                           D   G Em
Yeah I ain't got it bad as some, but then I ain't quite got it made
        Am            Em G
But I'm makin' my way
         Am
Yeah I'm makin' my way

[Solo]
G An G D G Em
Am Em G Am

Am                                                                         Em G
You know there's a lot of able bodied takers out there in that welfare line
Am
But you can bet Uncle Sam ain't wipin' this boy's behind
G                                D            Am
Ain't no government cheese on my plate, I'm a makin' my way

[Chorus]
         G
Yeah and I ain't never caught the view from the window of a king
        Am
But the common man don't tend to miss what he ain't never seen
     G                                                           D   G Em
Yeah I ain't got it bad as some, but then I ain't quite got it made
        Am            Em G
But I'm makin' my way
         Am
Yeah I'm makin' my way

[Outro]
Em      G            Am
I know how my bed is made