Merle Haggard – A Working Man Cant Get Nowhere Today (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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For years I've been busting my rear

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To make a living but it ain't made

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For years I've been trying to pay off my bills

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But they ain't paid

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I owe every dime I make, every soul I know

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The higher up I reach the further down I go

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And this old broken back of mine is all I've got to show,

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and anyway a working man can't get nowhere today
[Chorus]
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Lord, a working man can't get nowhere today

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A working man ain't got no time to play

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Today I work my fanny off and leave it lay

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A working man can't get nowhere today
[Verse 2]
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I pay my income tax and the government gives back

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What I got coming, Lord, but it ain't much

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I paid my child support 'cause I'm a law abiing sort

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And easy touch,

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yet I starve myself to death Trying to keep my family fed,

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I kEep my budget tight Trying to keep myself ahead

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but I'd still be deep in debt the day that I fall dead,

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that's why I say lord, a working man can't get nowhere today
[Chorus]
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Lord, a working man can't get nowhere today

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A working man ain't got no time to play

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Today I work my fanny off and leave it lay

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A working man can't get nowhere today
[Outro]
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A working man can't get nowhere today