Regular Guy chords by Steve Earle

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G D G D

Verse:
G
I'm just a regular guy
                 D
Never get rich, but I always get by

I got me a wife and a couple a kids
  G
I done pretty much like my daddy did

He always did the best that he could
                D
Took care of mama and us pretty good

He never got rich but he never did try
           G
He was just a regular guy
D
Well, the world goes around
  C      G
And I can't stop it
                D
So I'll sit back and watch the sun go down
             C       G
If it comes back up then this day's a good one
            F    D
You know I wouldn't be that surprised

G
I'm just a regular guy
                 D
Never get rich, but I always get by

Never got rich never did try

          G
I'm just a regular guy

Dont know the term:
G D G

Chorus:
G
I'm just a regular guy and I'll work
           D
Until the day that I die

I'm too young to quit, too old to hire
G
These days a man can't afford to retire

Didn't vote for nobody last time
Gm                  G  D
Because they wasn't worth a trickle down dime

But one man's promise is another man's lie
            G
And I'm just a regular guy

Bridge:
D
Well, the world goes around
  C      G
And I can't stop it
                D
So I'll sit back and watch the sun go down
             C       G
If it comes back up then this day's a good one
            F    D
You know I wouldn't be that surprised

Chorus/Outro?:
G
I'm just a regular guy
                 D
Never get rich, but I always get by
               Bm D
Never got rich never did try
          G  D G
I'm just a regular guy

I'm just a regular guy
          D
I'm just a regular guy

Never got rich never did try
          G
I'm just a regular guy

I'm just a regular guy
          D
I'm just a regular guy

Never got rich never did try
          G
I'm just a regular guy