Chords for Merle Haggard "A Workin' Man Can't Get Nowhere Today"

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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ For years I've been flusting my rear to [G] make a living, but it [D] ain't made.
_ For years I've been trying to pay off my bills, but they [A] ain't paid.
_ _ [D] Oh, every dime I make to every soul I know, [G] the higher up I reach, the farther down I go.
[D] This old broken back of mine is all I've got [G] to show. _
[D] And anyway, _ a working man [A] can't get nowhere [D] today.
_ Lord, a working man can't get nowhere today.
_ A working man ain't got no [A] time to play.
_ [D] Today I worked my fanny off and leave [G] it at that.
_ [D] A working man [A] can't get nowhere [D] today.
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[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ pay my income tax, and the government gives back what I [G] got coming.
Lord, but it [D] ain't much.
_ I pay my child support, because I'm a law-abiding sort and an [A] easy touch.
_ [D] Yet I starve myself to death trying to keep my family fed.
[G] I keep my budget tight trying to get myself ahead, [D] but I'll still be deep in debt the day that I [G] fall dead.
That's why [D] I say, _ Lord, a working man [A] can't get nowhere [D] today. _
Yeah, a working man can't get nowhere today. _
A working man ain't got no [A] time to play. _
Tonight I worked my fanny off and leave [G] it at that.
_ [D] A working man [A] can't get nowhere [D] today. _
_ A working man [A] can't get nowhere [D] today. _
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