Sawyer Brown - Gettin' Tough (good Ol' Boy) & guitar chord

Sawyer Brown

“Gettin' Tough (Good Ol’ Boy)”

“The Boys Are Back” Album

Intro:

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B-------4—2—0---------

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E-0-2-0-2—0—0—-0-2-0-0

B A E

Verse 1:

B

I got a job but it ain’t nearly enough

B

A twenty thousand dollar pick-up truck

B A

Belongs to me and the bank

E B

And some funny talkin’ man from Iran

B

I left the service, got a G.I. loan

B

I got married, bought myself a home

A E

Now I hang around this one horse town

B

Doin’ the best I can

Chorus:

NC B-B-A-E (one strum for each)

Gettin' tough

B-B-A-E

Just my luck

E

I was born in the land of bread

E F

And now there ain’t enough

B-B-A-E

It’s gettin' cold

B-B-A-E

I been told

A F

Well nowadays it just don’t pay

B (to intro)

To be a good ol’ boy

Verse 2, same chords:

Been goin’ nowhere down a one-way track

I can’t believe it ain’t no turnin’ back

I got the wife and kids

And what would everybody say?

My brother’s standin’ in a welfare line

Well any minute now I might get mine

Meanwhile it’s the IRS and the devil to pay

Chorus

Bridge

D E A

Well I go out here every Friday night

D E A

Spend a little money lookin’ for a fight

D E A

Well it don’t matter if I lose or win

D E

Cause Monday I’m back on the losin’ end again