A Workin Man Can't Get Nowhere Today chords by Merle Haggard
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: D
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
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For years I've been busting my rear
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To make a living but it ain't made
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For years I've been trying to pay off my bills
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But they ain't paid
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I owe every dime I make, every soul I know
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The higher up I reach the further down I go
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And this old broken back of mine is all I've got to show,
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and anyway a working man can't get nowhere today
Chorus:
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Lord, a working man can't get nowhere today
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A working man ain't got no time to play
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Today I work my fanny off and leave it lay
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A working man can't get nowhere today
Verse 2:
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I pay my income tax and the government gives back
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What I got coming, Lord, but it ain't much
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I paid my child support 'cause I'm a law abiing sort
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And easy touch,
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yet I starve myself to death Trying to keep my family fed,
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I kEep my budget tight Trying to keep myself ahead
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but I'd still be deep in debt the day that I fall dead,
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that's why I say lord, a working man can't get nowhere today
Chorus:
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Lord, a working man can't get nowhere today
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A working man ain't got no time to play
D G
Today I work my fanny off and leave it lay
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A working man can't get nowhere today
Outro:
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