Chords for Jason Isbell - "Something More Than Free"
Tempo:
152.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
Em
G
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
When I get home from work, [C] I'll call up all [G] my friends
and we'll [Em] go bust up something [C] beautiful
[G] we'll have to build again.
When I get home from work, [C] I'll wrestle [G] off my clothes
and leave [Em] them right inside [C] the front door.
[G] There's nobody's home to know.
You see [D] the hammer finds the nail,
and [C] the freight [G] train needs the rails.
[D] And I'm doing what I'm on this [Am] earth to do.
I [Em] don't thank God [D] why I'm here where it [Em] hurts.
I'm just lucky to have the work.
[D] [C]
[Em] Sunday morning, [D] I'm too tired to go [G] to church.
[C] But I thank God [Em] for the work.
[D] [C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [Gm] When I get my reward, my [C] work will all [Gm] be done
and I will [Em] sit back in my [C] chair beside [Gm] the Father and the Son.
[G] [Gm] No more holes to fill and [C] no more [Gm] rocks to break
and [G] no [Em] more loading boxes [C] on the trucks [Gm] for someone else's sake.
[D] You see the hammer finds the nail,
and [C] the poor man's [Gm] up for sale.
[D] I guess I'm doing what I'm on this [Am] earth to do.
And I [Em] don't thank God why [D] I'm here where it [C] hurts.
[Em] I'm just lucky to have the work.
[D] [C]
And [Em] every night I [D] dream I'm drowning [Em] in the dirt.
But I thank God for the work.
[D] [C]
[G] And the day [D] will come, I'll find [C] a reason.
[E] Somebody [D]
proud to love a man like [G] me.
My back [D] is numb, my hands [C] are freezing.
[D] What I'm working for is something more [C] than free.
[Em] And I don't thank God [D] why I'm here where it [Em] hurts.
I'm just lucky to have the work.
[D] [C]
[Em] Sunday morning [D] I'm too tired to go [Em] to church.
But I thank God for the work.
[D]
[A] [C] [G] I thank God for the work.
When I get home from work, [C] I'll call up all [G] my friends
and we'll [Em] go bust up something [C] beautiful
[G] we'll have to build again.
When I get home from work, [C] I'll wrestle [G] off my clothes
and leave [Em] them right inside [C] the front door.
[G] There's nobody's home to know.
You see [D] the hammer finds the nail,
and [C] the freight [G] train needs the rails.
[D] And I'm doing what I'm on this [Am] earth to do.
I [Em] don't thank God [D] why I'm here where it [Em] hurts.
I'm just lucky to have the work.
[D] [C]
[Em] Sunday morning, [D] I'm too tired to go [G] to church.
[C] But I thank God [Em] for the work.
[D] [C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [Gm] When I get my reward, my [C] work will all [Gm] be done
and I will [Em] sit back in my [C] chair beside [Gm] the Father and the Son.
[G] [Gm] No more holes to fill and [C] no more [Gm] rocks to break
and [G] no [Em] more loading boxes [C] on the trucks [Gm] for someone else's sake.
[D] You see the hammer finds the nail,
and [C] the poor man's [Gm] up for sale.
[D] I guess I'm doing what I'm on this [Am] earth to do.
And I [Em] don't thank God why [D] I'm here where it [C] hurts.
[Em] I'm just lucky to have the work.
[D] [C]
And [Em] every night I [D] dream I'm drowning [Em] in the dirt.
But I thank God for the work.
[D] [C]
[G] And the day [D] will come, I'll find [C] a reason.
[E] Somebody [D]
proud to love a man like [G] me.
My back [D] is numb, my hands [C] are freezing.
[D] What I'm working for is something more [C] than free.
[Em] And I don't thank God [D] why I'm here where it [Em] hurts.
I'm just lucky to have the work.
[D] [C]
[Em] Sunday morning [D] I'm too tired to go [Em] to church.
But I thank God for the work.
[D]
[A] [C] [G] I thank God for the work.
Key:
C
D
Em
G
Gm
C
D
Em
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I get home from work, _ [C] I'll call up all [G] my friends
and we'll [Em] go bust up something [C] _ beautiful
[G] we'll have to build again.
_ _ When I get home from work, _ [C] I'll wrestle [G] off my clothes
and leave [Em] them right inside [C] the front door.
[G] There's nobody's home to know.
_ You see [D] the hammer _ finds the nail,
and [C] the freight [G] train needs the rails.
[D] And I'm doing what I'm on this [Am] earth to do.
_ _ I [Em] don't thank God [D] why I'm here where it [Em] hurts. _
I'm just lucky to have the work. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ Sunday morning, [D] I'm too tired to go [G] to church.
[C] But I thank God [Em] for the work. _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] When I get my _ reward, my [C] work will all [Gm] be done
and I will [Em] sit back in my [C] chair beside [Gm] the Father and the Son.
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] No more holes to fill _ and [C] no more [Gm] rocks to break
and [G] no [Em] more loading boxes [C] on the trucks [Gm] for someone else's sake.
_ [D] You see the hammer _ finds the nail,
and [C] the poor man's [Gm] up for sale.
[D] I guess I'm doing what I'm on this _ [Am] earth to do.
_ _ And I [Em] don't thank God why [D] I'm here where it [C] hurts. _
[Em] I'm just lucky to have the work. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ And [Em] every night I [D] dream I'm drowning [Em] in the dirt.
But I thank God for the work. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] And the day [D] will come, _ _ I'll find [C] a reason. _
_ _ _ [E] Somebody [D] _ _
proud to love a man like [G] me. _ _
_ _ My back [D] is numb, _ _ my hands [C] are freezing. _
_ _ _ [D] What I'm working for is something more [C] than free.
_ _ [Em] And I don't thank God [D] why I'm here where it [Em] hurts. _
I'm just lucky to have the work. _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Sunday _ morning [D] I'm too tired to go [Em] to church.
But I thank God for the work.
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] I thank God for the work. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I get home from work, _ [C] I'll call up all [G] my friends
and we'll [Em] go bust up something [C] _ beautiful
[G] we'll have to build again.
_ _ When I get home from work, _ [C] I'll wrestle [G] off my clothes
and leave [Em] them right inside [C] the front door.
[G] There's nobody's home to know.
_ You see [D] the hammer _ finds the nail,
and [C] the freight [G] train needs the rails.
[D] And I'm doing what I'm on this [Am] earth to do.
_ _ I [Em] don't thank God [D] why I'm here where it [Em] hurts. _
I'm just lucky to have the work. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ Sunday morning, [D] I'm too tired to go [G] to church.
[C] But I thank God [Em] for the work. _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] When I get my _ reward, my [C] work will all [Gm] be done
and I will [Em] sit back in my [C] chair beside [Gm] the Father and the Son.
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] No more holes to fill _ and [C] no more [Gm] rocks to break
and [G] no [Em] more loading boxes [C] on the trucks [Gm] for someone else's sake.
_ [D] You see the hammer _ finds the nail,
and [C] the poor man's [Gm] up for sale.
[D] I guess I'm doing what I'm on this _ [Am] earth to do.
_ _ And I [Em] don't thank God why [D] I'm here where it [C] hurts. _
[Em] I'm just lucky to have the work. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ And [Em] every night I [D] dream I'm drowning [Em] in the dirt.
But I thank God for the work. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] And the day [D] will come, _ _ I'll find [C] a reason. _
_ _ _ [E] Somebody [D] _ _
proud to love a man like [G] me. _ _
_ _ My back [D] is numb, _ _ my hands [C] are freezing. _
_ _ _ [D] What I'm working for is something more [C] than free.
_ _ [Em] And I don't thank God [D] why I'm here where it [Em] hurts. _
I'm just lucky to have the work. _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Sunday _ morning [D] I'm too tired to go [Em] to church.
But I thank God for the work.
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] I thank God for the work. _ _ _
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