Chords for "Greasy Dollar" from the new album from David Childers, Run Skeleton Run
Tempo:
169.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[F] [C]
[G] [A]
[G] [C]
the river.
[G] Tar [A] paper sacks [G] are sweating in the [C] shade.
I rise from sleep [F] and leave my [C] wife and children.
[Am] But all my [G] clothes are stepping to [C] the day.
[G]
[F] Some say the world's made [A] fun [C] and frolic.
[Am] And so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say I.
But [C] I've got to go [F] and earn [C] my greasy dollar
So [G]
[Am] I can [G] keep on working till [C] I die.
[F] [C]
[G]
[A] [G]
[C]
Digging ditches [F] all day out [C] by the freeway
[G] With [Am] a backhoe [G] and a shovel [C] crew.
What good is living [F] and what [C]
good is dying
[G] [Am] If this is [G] all I'm ever [C] gonna do?
[G] Some [F] say the world's made [C]
fun and frolic.
[G] [A] And so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say I.
[C] But I've got to go [F] and earn my [C] greasy dollar
[G] So [Am] I can [G] keep on working till I [C] die.
[F] [C]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[Cm]
[F] [C]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[C] Card game rattling [G] [F] and a flapping and [C] a groaning
In [Am] the back room [G] of the beer joint a [C] day's in.
Grocery money and the back rent being wagered.
[G] I've [A] tried it once [G] but I never will [C] again.
[F] Some say the world's made [C] fun and frolic.
[G] And [D] so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say I.
[C] But I've got to go [F] and earn [C] my greasy dollar
[G] So [Am] I can keep [G] on working till [C] I die.
I've got to [F] go and earn [C] my greasy dollar
So [G]
[Am] I can keep [G] on working till [C] I die.
[F] [C]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [A]
[G] [C]
the river.
[G] Tar [A] paper sacks [G] are sweating in the [C] shade.
I rise from sleep [F] and leave my [C] wife and children.
[Am] But all my [G] clothes are stepping to [C] the day.
[G]
[F] Some say the world's made [A] fun [C] and frolic.
[Am] And so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say I.
But [C] I've got to go [F] and earn [C] my greasy dollar
So [G]
[Am] I can [G] keep on working till [C] I die.
[F] [C]
[G]
[A] [G]
[C]
Digging ditches [F] all day out [C] by the freeway
[G] With [Am] a backhoe [G] and a shovel [C] crew.
What good is living [F] and what [C]
good is dying
[G] [Am] If this is [G] all I'm ever [C] gonna do?
[G] Some [F] say the world's made [C]
fun and frolic.
[G] [A] And so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say I.
[C] But I've got to go [F] and earn my [C] greasy dollar
[G] So [Am] I can [G] keep on working till I [C] die.
[F] [C]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[Cm]
[F] [C]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[C] Card game rattling [G] [F] and a flapping and [C] a groaning
In [Am] the back room [G] of the beer joint a [C] day's in.
Grocery money and the back rent being wagered.
[G] I've [A] tried it once [G] but I never will [C] again.
[F] Some say the world's made [C] fun and frolic.
[G] And [D] so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say I.
[C] But I've got to go [F] and earn [C] my greasy dollar
[G] So [Am] I can keep [G] on working till [C] I die.
I've got to [F] go and earn [C] my greasy dollar
So [G]
[Am] I can keep [G] on working till [C] I die.
[F] [C]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[F] [C]
Key:
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the river.
_ _ _ _ [G] Tar [A] paper sacks [G] are sweating in the [C] shade.
_ _ _ _ I rise from sleep [F] and leave my [C] wife and children. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] But all my [G] clothes are stepping to [C] the day.
_ _ _ _ [G]
[F] Some say the _ world's made [A] fun [C] and frolic. _ _ _ _
[Am] And so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say _ I.
_ _ But [C] I've got to go [F] and earn [C] my greasy dollar
_ So [G] _ _
[Am] I can [G] keep on working till [C] I die. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
Digging ditches _ [F] all day out [C] by the freeway _ _ _
[G] With [Am] a backhoe [G] _ and a shovel [C] crew. _ _ _ _ _ _
What good is living [F] and what [C]
good is dying _ _ _ _
[G] [Am] If this is [G] all I'm ever [C] gonna do? _ _ _ _
[G] Some [F] say the world's made [C]
fun and frolic. _ _ _ _
[G] [A] And so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say I. _ _ _
[C] But I've got to go [F] and earn my [C] greasy dollar
_ _ [G] So _ [Am] I can [G] keep on working till I [C] die. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Card game rattling _ [G] [F] and a flapping and [C] a groaning
_ _ _ In [Am] the back room [G] of the beer joint a [C] day's in. _ _ _ _
Grocery money _ and the back rent being _ _ wagered. _ _
[G] I've [A] tried it once [G] but I never will [C] _ again. _ _ _ _
[F] Some say the world's made [C] fun and frolic. _ _ _ _
[G] And [D] so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say I.
_ _ _ [C] But I've got to go [F] and earn [C] my greasy dollar
_ _ [G] So _ [Am] I can keep [G] on working till [C] I die. _ _ _ _ _
I've got to [F] go and earn [C] my greasy dollar
_ So [G] _ _
[Am] I can keep [G] on working till [C] I die. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the river.
_ _ _ _ [G] Tar [A] paper sacks [G] are sweating in the [C] shade.
_ _ _ _ I rise from sleep [F] and leave my [C] wife and children. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] But all my [G] clothes are stepping to [C] the day.
_ _ _ _ [G]
[F] Some say the _ world's made [A] fun [C] and frolic. _ _ _ _
[Am] And so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say _ I.
_ _ But [C] I've got to go [F] and earn [C] my greasy dollar
_ So [G] _ _
[Am] I can [G] keep on working till [C] I die. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
Digging ditches _ [F] all day out [C] by the freeway _ _ _
[G] With [Am] a backhoe [G] _ and a shovel [C] crew. _ _ _ _ _ _
What good is living [F] and what [C]
good is dying _ _ _ _
[G] [Am] If this is [G] all I'm ever [C] gonna do? _ _ _ _
[G] Some [F] say the world's made [C]
fun and frolic. _ _ _ _
[G] [A] And so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say I. _ _ _
[C] But I've got to go [F] and earn my [C] greasy dollar
_ _ [G] So _ [Am] I can [G] keep on working till I [C] die. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Card game rattling _ [G] [F] and a flapping and [C] a groaning
_ _ _ In [Am] the back room [G] of the beer joint a [C] day's in. _ _ _ _
Grocery money _ and the back rent being _ _ wagered. _ _
[G] I've [A] tried it once [G] but I never will [C] _ again. _ _ _ _
[F] Some say the world's made [C] fun and frolic. _ _ _ _
[G] And [D] so say [G] I, indeed oh so [F] say I.
_ _ _ [C] But I've got to go [F] and earn [C] my greasy dollar
_ _ [G] So _ [Am] I can keep [G] on working till [C] I die. _ _ _ _ _
I've got to [F] go and earn [C] my greasy dollar
_ So [G] _ _
[Am] I can keep [G] on working till [C] I die. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _