Chords with lyrics
Intro:
A minorAm E minorEm G+G A minorAm E minorEm G+G A minorAm E minorEm G+G
Verse:
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
I never counted on Neputism it wasn't all laid out for me
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
I started off from a crawl and worked my way up to my knees
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
I know one way of doin' things, I come from that side of life
A minorAm
Where folks don't bathe in the mornin' they take their baths at night
G+G D MajorD A minorAm E minorEm G+G
At the end of a long hard day, I'm makin' my way
A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
I like a row of similar souls on any given Friday night
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
And I know there ain't much redemption in drinkin' beer and tellin' lies
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
But it's a damned good way for a good ol' boy to know that he ain't alone
A minorAm
And forget the pile of B.S. he put up with all week long
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
And when the boys ask me how I am I say, I'm makin' my way
Chorus:
G+G
Yeah and I ain't never caught the view from the window of a king
A minorAm
But the common man don't tend to miss what he ain't never seen
G+G D MajorD G+G E minorEm
Yeah I ain't got it bad as some, but then I ain't quite got it made
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
But I'm makin' my way
A minorAm
Yeah I'm makin' my way
Solo:
G+G An G+G D MajorD G+G E minorEm
A minorAm E minorEm G+G A minorAm
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
You know there's a lot of able bodied takers out there in that welfare line
A minorAm
But you can bet Uncle Sam ain't wipin' this boy's behind
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Ain't no government cheese on my plate, I'm a makin' my way
Chorus:
G+G
Yeah and I ain't never caught the view from the window of a king
A minorAm
But the common man don't tend to miss what he ain't never seen
G+G D MajorD G+G E minorEm
Yeah I ain't got it bad as some, but then I ain't quite got it made
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
But I'm makin' my way
A minorAm
Yeah I'm makin' my way
Outro:
E minorEm G+G A minorAm
I know how my bed is made