Key: G
Introduction:
G#m B
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke
C# G#m
And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat
G#m B
Doin' all we can to have some hope
C# B G#m
We're not broken down, we're just broke
Verse
E
B G#m
Fightin' 9 to 5, just tryin' to stay alive
B D#
Seein' good folks die When they should have a life
G#m B
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke
C# G#m
And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat
G#m B
Doin' all we can to have some hope
C# B G#m
We're not broken down, we're just broke
Verse
E
B G#m
How many more times will we have to try
B D#
Just to make ends meet Makin' sure Uncle Sam is satisfied
G#m B
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke
C# G#m
Sometimes the family farm has to turn to smoke
G#m B
I ain't judgin' no one, I ain't no Pope
C# B G#m
We're just doin' what we can to have some hope
break
E
B G#m
B5 A#5 A5 G#m
B5 A#5 D#
G#m B
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke
C# G#m
And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat
G#m B
Doin' all we can to have some hope
C# B G#m
We're not broken down, we're just broke
Verse
E
B G#m
Distant days, you can feel that pain when you might have to run
B D#
Do everything in your power you can do To not load that gun
G#m B
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke
C# G#m
And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat
G#m B
doin' all we can to stay afloat
C# B G#m
We ain't broken down, we're just broke
Verse
E
B G#m
How much longer do they think they can beat us down
B D#
Between you and me They're tryin' to get us to burn down our own town
G#m B
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke
C# B G#m
We're doin' what we can to have some hope
G#m B
We ain't broken down, we're just broke
C# B G#m
Doin' what we can to have some hope
G#m B
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke
C# B G#m
We're doin' what we can to have some hope
Outro
E
B5 A#5 A5 G#mx2