Good Ol Boy Gettin Tough chords by Steve Earle

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Novice

Intro Tab:

   A augmentedA A7(no3) D/AD/A A augmentedA            AsusAsus
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---2----5----3----2------2----5----3----2--3-3-3-2----------|
G+G|---2----0----2----2------2----0----2----2--2-2-2-2----------|
D MajorD|---2----5----4----2------2----5----4----2--2-2-2-2----------|
A augmentedA|---0----0----0----0------0----0----0----0--0-0-0-0----------|
E MajorE|---------------------0-3------------------------------------|

Instrumental Break / Chorus after the Bridge Tab:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------2---2--------2-------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------2---2--------2-------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------2--5--5--4--2----2---2--------2-------2--5--5--4--2-----------|
A augmentedA|--0-0-3-4----------------3-0---0------3-0-0-3-4----------------3-0---0--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------0-3------------------------------3----|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------2-------------------2--2-------|
G+G|--------------------------------2-------------------2--2-------|
D MajorD|--------0---0---0-2-2-0-2-------2-------2-5-5-4-2---2--2-------|
A augmentedA|--0-3-0---4---4-----------3-0---0-0-3-4-----------3-0--0-------|
E MajorE|------------------------------3--------------------------------|

Intro:
A augmentedA  A7A7  D/AD/A  A augmentedA
A majorA  A7A7  D/AD/A  A augmentedA AsusAsus A augmentedA

Verse 1:
A augmentedA
I got a job but it ain't nearly enough
 A augmentedA
A majorA twenty thousand dollar pickup truck
      G+G                        A augmentedA  AsusAsus A augmentedA
Belongs to me and the bank and some funny talkin' man from Iran

A augmentedA
I left the service got a G.I. loan
   A augmentedA
I got married found myself a home
   G+G                        A augmentedA
Now I hang around this one horse town doin' the best I can

Chorus:
AsusAsus  A augmentedA   A7A7  D/AD/A  A augmentedA     A augmentedA   A7A7  D/AD/A   A augmentedA
Gettin' tough         Just my luck
   A augmentedA                      E MajorE
I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough
    A augmentedA   A7A7 D/AD/A  A augmentedA       A augmentedA  A7A7  D/AD/A   A augmentedA
Gettin' cold        I've been told
   D MajorD           E MajorE          A augmentedA
Well nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy


Instrumental: (intro tab)
A augmentedA  A7A7  D/AD/A  A augmentedA
A majorA  A7A7  D/AD/A  A augmentedA AsusAsus A augmentedA


Verse 2:
   A augmentedA
Been goin' nowhere down a one way track
     A augmentedA
I can't believe it but ain't no turnin' back
    G+G                     A augmentedA  AsusAsus A augmentedA
Got the wife and the kids and what would everybody say
  A augmentedA
My brother's standin' on the welfare line
  A augmentedA
Any minute now I might get mine
G+G                    A augmentedA
Meanwhile it's the IRS and the devil to pay


Chorus:
AsusAsus  A augmentedA   A7A7  D/AD/A  A augmentedA     A augmentedA   A7A7  D/AD/A   A augmentedA
Gettin' tough         Just my luck
   A augmentedA                      E MajorE
I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough
    A augmentedA   A7A7  D/AD/A  A augmentedA     A augmentedA   A7A7  D/AD/A   A augmentedA
Gettin' cold        I've been told
   D MajorD           E MajorE          A augmentedA
Well nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy


Instrumental Break:
N.C. (A augmentedA)


Bridge:
   D MajorD             E MajorE   A augmentedA
Well I hit the beer joint every Friday night
D MajorD              E MajorE   A augmentedA
Spend a little money lookin' for a fight
D MajorD            E MajorE    A augmentedA
And it don't matter if I lose or win
   D MajorD                 E MajorE
Cause Monday I'm back on the losin' end again


Chorus:
A augmentedA
Gettin' tough         Just my luck
   A augmentedA                      E MajorE
I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough
    A augmentedA
Gettin' cold        I've been told
   D MajorD           E MajorE          A augmentedA
Well nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy

A augmentedA
Gettin' tough         Just my luck
   A augmentedA                      E MajorE
I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough
    A augmentedA
Gettin' cold        I've been told
   D MajorD           E MajorE          A augmentedA
Well nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy

Tag:
A augmentedA  A7A7  D/AD/A  A augmentedA
A majorA  A7A7  D/AD/A  A augmentedA