Keith Whitley – Backbone Job (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
G F D G G
[Verse 1]
G C G Well I'm not lookin' for an occupation I just wanna go home C G They're holdin me a ticket at the greyhound station I'm still payin on C G C D7 I never learned to sell folks nothin' I wasn't raised to steal or rob G F D G I'm lookin' for a backbone job
[Chorus]
C I can pick and shovel I can hang drywall G D G Swing a nine pound hammer pull a cross-cut saw C A post-hole digger or barbwire strand A7 C I don't mind work but I'm a backbone man
[Solo]
| C G | G | G C | C G |
| G | G | G | A7 | C |
| C | G |
[Verse 2]
G C G I'm not dumb but I ain't been to college I never got the first degree C G And now-a-days everybody's makin a livin' tappin on the TV screen C G C D7 Now I'm down on a man's white collar I don't mean to be a snob G F D G I'm just a-lookin' for a backbone job
[Chorus]
C I can pick and shovel I can hang drywall G D G Swing a nine pound hammer pull a cross-cut saw C A post-hole digger or barbwire strand A7 C I don't mind work but I'm a backbone man
[Verse 1]
G C G Well I'm not lookin' for an occupation I just wanna go home C G They're holdin me a ticket at the greyhound station I'm still payin on C G C D7 I never learned to sell folks nothin' I wasn't raised to steal or rob G F D G I'm lookin' for a backbone job
[Outro]
D7 G F D G Just lookin' for a backbone job D7 G F D G I'm lookin' for a backbone job