Key: G
Introduction: C F G
C Am F G
If I had my own way, you’d be with me here today
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But I rarely have my own way, I guess that’s why you ain’t here with me
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today
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"You can’t buy no respect"
Am G F
I said: "Hey lady, what can you expect
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when I’m lyin’ on the floor?"
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You’re a lovely lady but you don’t wanna be no girl of mine
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and the only thing you ever did for me was help me waste my time
Am G F
And I saw you at the funeral
Am G F
You were standing there like a temple
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I said: "Hi, how are you? Hello"
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and I pulled up a casket and crawled in…………Yes I did!
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Climbed up a mountain and I looked around
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some Kind Of Circus with all them clowns
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I said: "Hey wait a minute. Can we slow down a bit?"
F C G
And I almost got hit by a truck
C G Am Em
Well it just goes to show you that we’re all on our own
F C G
Scrounging for our own share of good luck
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stab your brother in the back
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and pick up your paycheck
C Am F G
Goodbye lonely heart Jolene, you never did work anyhow
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I’m lookin’ for a nice girl, and I don’t want no cow
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I’m heading out west
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gonna find me the best
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'cause I played the game, but I failed the test
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If I can’t be a lover, then I’ll be a pest