Good Ol Boy Gettin Tough chords by Steve Earle

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Intro Tab:

     A A7(no3) D/A  A                       Asus
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---2----5----3----2------2----5----3----2--3-3-3-2----------|
G|---2----0----2----2------2----0----2----2--2-2-2-2----------|
D|---2----5----4----2------2----5----4----2--2-2-2-2----------|
A|---0----0----0----0------0----0----0----0--0-0-0-0----------|
E|---------------------0-3------------------------------------|

Instrumental Break / Chorus after the Bridge Tab:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------2---2--------2-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2---2--------2-------------------------------|
D|----------2--5--5--4--2----2---2--------2-------2--5--5--4--2-----------|
A|--0-0-3-4----------------3-0---0------3-0-0-3-4----------------3-0---0--|
E|----------------------------------0-3------------------------------3----|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------2-------------------2--2-------|
G|--------------------------------2-------------------2--2-------|
D|--------0---0---0-2-2-0-2-------2-------2-5-5-4-2---2--2-------|
A|--0-3-0---4---4-----------3-0---0-0-3-4-----------3-0--0-------|
E|------------------------------3--------------------------------|


Intro:
A    A7   D/A    A
A    A7   D/A    A  Asus  A

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

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


Chorus:
Asus    A      A7    D/A   A          A     A7    D/A     A
Gettin' tough                 Just my luck
      A                                            E
I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough
        A     A7  D/A   A             A    A7    D/A      A
Gettin' cold                I've been told
     D                      E                    A
Well nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy


Instrumental: (intro tab)
A    A7   D/A    A
A    A7   D/A    A  Asus  A


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


Chorus:
Asus    A      A7    D/A   A          A     A7    D/A     A
Gettin' tough                 Just my luck
      A                                            E
I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough
        A      A7    D/A   A          A     A7    D/A     A
Gettin' cold                I've been told
     D                      E                    A
Well nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy


Instrumental Break:
N.C. (A)


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


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

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

Tag:
A    A7   D/A    A
A    A7   D/A    A