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Introduction: Em G Em G
Em G C G
I should know to leave them home
Em G C G
They follow me through the store with these toys I can't afford
Em G A7 C7M
Kids, take them back, you know better than that
Em G
Dolls that talk, astronauts, t.v. games, airplanes
A7 C7M
They don't understand and how can I explain?
G D/F# Em D C
I try and try but I can't save
G D/F# Em D C
Pennies, nickels dollars slip away
G D/F# Em D C
I've tried and tried but I can't save
Em G C G
My youngest girl has bad fever, sure
Em G C G
All night with alcohol to cool and rub her down
Em G A7 C7M
Ruby, I'm tired, try and get some sleep
Em G
I'm adding doctor's fees to remedies
A7 C7M
With the cost of three day's work lost
G D/F# Em D C
I try and try but I can't save
G D/F# Em D C
Pennies, nickels dollars slip away
G D/F# Em D C
I've tried and tried but I can't save
G D/F# Em D C
The hole in my pocketbook is growing
C D
There's a new wind blowing they say
G Em
It's gonna be a cold, cold one
C D
So brace yourselves my darlings
G D C
It won't bring anything much our way
Em
But more bust bowl days
Em G C G
I played a card in this weeks game
Em G C G
Took the first and the last letters in three of their names
Em G A7 C7M
This lottery's been building up for weeks
Em G
I could be lucky me with the five million prize
A7 C7M
Tears of disbelief spilling out of my eyes
G D/F# Em D C
I try and try but I can't save
G D/F# Em D C
Pennies, nickels dollars slip away
G D/F# Em D C
I've tried and tried but I can't save
G D/F# Em D C
The hole in my pocketbook is growing
C D
There's a new wind blowing they say
G Em
It's gonna be a cold, cold one
C D
So brace yourselves my darlings
G D C
It won't bring anything much our way
Em
But more bust bowl days