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β« Intro:
A E D A
β« Verse 1:
A
Somebody's gotta beat the sunrise up
To throw somebody's trash in the back of a truck
E D A
Somebody's gotta paint white lines on the interstate (Ah)
A
Yeah, somebody's gotta drive the bus around town
Somebody's gotta drive fence posts in the ground
E D A
Somebody's gotta put on a tie and run the USA, but hey
β« Chorus:
A
Somebody's gotta keep it red 'round here
Hold it down, down here
Pump a county line sign full of lead 'round here, yeah
D A
Crank some Hank on the bank, throw some bait on a limb line, hangin' on a tree
E D
Yeah
I've been thinking som body's gotta keep it red 'round here
A
Might as w ll be me
β« Verse 2:
A
Yeah, somebody's gotta put in the time all fall
To hang a half a paycheck rack on the wall
E D A
That you tracked down and hauled around town all day
A
Yeah, somebody's gotta keep a tractor in the barn
Dog on the porch, a car in the yard, yeah
E D A
Everybody's got their thing but all I'm tryin' to say
All I'm tryin' to say
β« Chorus:
A
Somebody's gotta keep it red 'round here
Hold it down, down here
Pump a county line sign full of lead 'round here, yeah
D A
Crank some Hank on the bank, throw some bait on a limb line, hangin' on a tree
E D
Yeah
I've been thinking som body's gotta keep it red 'round here
A
Might as w ll be me
β« Instrumental:
E D A
β« Bridge:
E
From Mobile to Philly, hell, even LA
D
I'll bet there's some necks with a certain kind of shade
D7
Thinkin' the same **** thing
β« Chorus:
A
Somebody's gotta keep it red 'round here
Hold it down, down here
Pump a county line sign full of lead 'round here, yeah
D A
Crank some Hank on the bank, throw some bait on a limb line, hangin' on a tree
E D
Yeah
I've been thinking som body's gotta keep it red 'round here
A
Might as w ll be me
β« Outro:
E D A
A
Song History
Published: August 6, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025