Good Ol Boy Gettin Tough
Steve Earle
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Bb I got a Job but it ain't nearly enoughBb A twenty thousand dollar pickup truckAb Belong to me and the bank and someE Bb Funny talkin man from IranBb I left the service got a G I loanBb I got married bought myself a homeAb Now I'm hangin round this oneBb horse townE Bb Doin the best I can [Chorus]Bb Bb E Gettin toughBb Bb E Just my luckBb I was born in the land of plentyF Now there ain't enoughBb E Bb Gettin coldBb E Bb I've been toldE F Now adays it just don't pay to beBb a good ol' boy [Verse 2]Bb I've been goin nowhere down a one way trackContinues after the adBb I'd kill to leave it but ain't no turnin backAb Got the wife and the kids and whatBb will everybody sayBb My brothers standing on the welfare lineBb Any minute now I might get mineAb Meanwhile it's the IRS and theBb devil to pay [Chorus]Bb E Bb Gettin toughBb E Bb Just my luckAb I was born in the land of plentyF Now there ain't enoughBb E Bb Gettin coldBb E Bb I've been toldE F Now adays it just don't pay to beBb a good ol' boy [Bridge]E Bb I hit the beer joints every friday nightE Bb Spend a little money lookin for a fightE Bb It don't matter if I lose or winE Bb Cause Monday I'm back on theF losin end again [Chorus]Bb E Bb Gettin toughBb E Bb Just my luckBb I was born in the land of plentyF Now it ain't enoughBb E Bb Gettin coldBb E Bb Ive been toldE F Now adays it just don't pay to beBb a good ol' boyBb E Bb Gettin toughBb E Bb Just my luckBb I was born in the land of plentyF Now ther ain't enoughBb E Bb Gettin coldBb E Bb I've been toldE F Now adays it just don't pay to beBb a good ol' boy