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Key: G
Fiddle verse
Vocal Verse Chorus
Chorus:
D G
Dollar short and a day late.
D G
I tried to change my luck but it seems to be my fate.
G G7 C C7
No money when my honey wants to go out on a date.
D G
I'm a dollar short and a day _ late.
Verse 1:
G
I'm sitting in this barroom
C
if you wonder why I'm here,
D D7
I've got a good reason for drinking
G
all this beer.
G
It seems my bills are rising
C
at an awful rapid rate
D
I'm a dollar short
G
And a day late
Chorus:
D G
Dollar short and a day late.
D G
I tried to change my luck but it seems to be my fate.
G G7 C C7
No money when my honey wants to go out on a date.
D G
I'm a dollar short and a day _ late.
Verse 2:
G
this Cadillac you see me in,
C
I won't be driving long.
D D7
The repossessing man
G
will soon be here and gone.
G
Checkbooks and calendars,
C
I just can't
D
keep them straight.
D G
I'm a dollar short and a day late.
Chorus:
D G
Dollar short and a day late.
D G
I tried to change my luck but it seems to be my fate.
G G7 C C7
No money when my honey wants to go out on a date.
D G
I'm a dollar short and a day _ late.
Verse 3:
G
Bartender that's my story,
C
I hope you sympathize.
D
Tell me what I owe you,
D7 G
I sure won't be surprised.
G C
I'm gonna pay you someday but you're gonna
C
have to wait.
D G
I'm a dollar short and a day late.
Chorus:
D G
Dollar short and a day late.
D G
I tried to change my luck but it seems to be my fate.
G G7 C C7
No money when my honey wants to go out on a date.
D G
I'm a dollar short and a day _ late.
Guitar Riff
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