written by Steve Earle and Richard Bennett
11/13/05
INTRO: A G D A A G D A
[A]I got a job but it ain't nearly enough
[A]A 20 thousand dollar pick-up truck
Belongs to [G]me and the bank and some [D]funny-talkin' man from I[A]ran[G][D]
[A]I left the service got a GI loan
[A]I got married bought myself a home
Now I [G]hang around this one horse [D]town and do the best I [A]can[G][D]
CHORUS:
Gettin' t[A]ough[G][D][A]
Just my luck[G][D][A]
I was [A]born in the land of plenty now there ain't [E]enough
Gettin' c[A]old[G][D][A]
I've been t[A]old[G][D][A]
Yeah no[D]wadays it just don't [E]pay to be a good ol' [A]boy
INTRO
Been goin' nowhere down a one way track
I'd kill to leave it but there ain't no turnin' back
Got the wife and the kids, what would everybody say
My brother's standin' on a welfare line
Any minute now I might get mine
Meanwhile there's the IRS and the devil to pay
CHORUS
BREAK: A G D A A G D A G E A G D A
BRIDGE:
[D]I hit the beer joints every [G]Friday n[A]ight
[D]Spend a little money lookin' [G]for a f[A]ight
[D]It don't matter if I l[G]ose or [A]win
[D]'Cause Monday I'm back on the losin' end [E]again
CHORUS (2x)
INTRO out
11/13/05
INTRO: A G D A A G D A
[A]I got a job but it ain't nearly enough
[A]A 20 thousand dollar pick-up truck
Belongs to [G]me and the bank and some [D]funny-talkin' man from I[A]ran[G][D]
[A]I left the service got a GI loan
[A]I got married bought myself a home
Now I [G]hang around this one horse [D]town and do the best I [A]can[G][D]
CHORUS:
Gettin' t[A]ough[G][D][A]
Just my luck[G][D][A]
I was [A]born in the land of plenty now there ain't [E]enough
Gettin' c[A]old[G][D][A]
I've been t[A]old[G][D][A]
Yeah no[D]wadays it just don't [E]pay to be a good ol' [A]boy
INTRO
Been goin' nowhere down a one way track
I'd kill to leave it but there ain't no turnin' back
Got the wife and the kids, what would everybody say
My brother's standin' on a welfare line
Any minute now I might get mine
Meanwhile there's the IRS and the devil to pay
CHORUS
BREAK: A G D A A G D A G E A G D A
BRIDGE:
[D]I hit the beer joints every [G]Friday n[A]ight
[D]Spend a little money lookin' [G]for a f[A]ight
[D]It don't matter if I l[G]ose or [A]win
[D]'Cause Monday I'm back on the losin' end [E]again
CHORUS (2x)
INTRO out
