Chords for I Earn My Life
Tempo:
72.8 bpm
Chords used:
Em
F
D
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [F] [Em] [D]
[Am] [F] [Em] [A] [F]
[Em] [D] [G] I'll [Am] quit my job [F] the [Em] day I die.
[D] I'll quit my job the [Am] day I die.
[F] [Em] I [A] break my back and never cry.
[F] I [Em] break my back and [D] never cry.
[G] I'm [Em] losing all my [F] hair, [Em] losing all my [D] hair, losing all my [Am] hair because the [D] man provides.
[Em] I'm [D] standing on a [G] chair, standing on a [F] chair, [Em] standing on a [D] chair because I [G] earned my life.
I [Am] earned my life, I [G] earned my [D] life.
I learned it from my [Am] father and I [D] tell it to my [Bm] wife.
[Am] Jesus Christ, I'll tell you nothing [F] very.
I [G] wouldn't be so [D] worried if I [G] wasn't always right.
[A] [F] I'm standing [Em] on [D] a [Am] [F] [Em] [A] [F]
[Em] chair, [A] standing on a chair, [G] standing on a chair, standing on a chair because
While you're [Am] asleep, [F] I'm [C] terrified.
[Dm] While you're asleep, I'm [Am] terrified.
[F] [C] I see [D] the end [G] before my eyes.
[F] I see [G] the end before [Dm] my eyes.
[G] A [Am] marker on a [F] grave, a [Em] marker on a [D] grave, a marker on a [Am] grave and I know [F] I'm the one who [Em] died.
And [D] underneath the name, underneath the [F] name, [Em] underneath my name [D] it says he [G] earned his life.
I [Am] earned my life, I [G] earned my [D] life.
I learned it from my [Am] father and my father [C] never lied.
[Am] Jesus Christ, [C] battling out of poverty, utilities [G] and mortgage, you're all that will survive.
I [Am] [F] [Em] [D]
[Em] [F] [Em] [G] [F]
[Em] [D] [Am] wish my [Eb] life was [Em] autographed so I knew [C] how much left I [Am] have to earn [B] tonight.
[Em]
Because tonight, [C] [Am] I think [B] about myself a [Em] lot.
Because it's the [Am] only one I've got.
[D] I've [B] earned this life.
What have I done [Em] to earn this [Dm] life?
[G] I [C] earned my [G] life, I earned my life.
[D] I learned it from my father [Am] and I thought it [D] through my [Em] wife.
[D] Jesus Christ, I would [F] have [Em] been so worried [G] if I wasn't, I was right.
Because I [Am] earned my life, [F] I earned [G] my life.
I learned it from my father [Am] and my father [C] never lied.
[Em] [G] Jesus Christ, battling out of poverty, [F]
[Em] utilities and mortgage, [G] you're all that will survive.
[Em] Utilities and mortgage, [G] you're all that will survive. Yeah!
[F] [G] [Em]
[D] [G] [E] [D] [G] [N]
[Am] [F] [Em] [A] [F]
[Em] [D] [G] I'll [Am] quit my job [F] the [Em] day I die.
[D] I'll quit my job the [Am] day I die.
[F] [Em] I [A] break my back and never cry.
[F] I [Em] break my back and [D] never cry.
[G] I'm [Em] losing all my [F] hair, [Em] losing all my [D] hair, losing all my [Am] hair because the [D] man provides.
[Em] I'm [D] standing on a [G] chair, standing on a [F] chair, [Em] standing on a [D] chair because I [G] earned my life.
I [Am] earned my life, I [G] earned my [D] life.
I learned it from my [Am] father and I [D] tell it to my [Bm] wife.
[Am] Jesus Christ, I'll tell you nothing [F] very.
I [G] wouldn't be so [D] worried if I [G] wasn't always right.
[A] [F] I'm standing [Em] on [D] a [Am] [F] [Em] [A] [F]
[Em] chair, [A] standing on a chair, [G] standing on a chair, standing on a chair because
While you're [Am] asleep, [F] I'm [C] terrified.
[Dm] While you're asleep, I'm [Am] terrified.
[F] [C] I see [D] the end [G] before my eyes.
[F] I see [G] the end before [Dm] my eyes.
[G] A [Am] marker on a [F] grave, a [Em] marker on a [D] grave, a marker on a [Am] grave and I know [F] I'm the one who [Em] died.
And [D] underneath the name, underneath the [F] name, [Em] underneath my name [D] it says he [G] earned his life.
I [Am] earned my life, I [G] earned my [D] life.
I learned it from my [Am] father and my father [C] never lied.
[Am] Jesus Christ, [C] battling out of poverty, utilities [G] and mortgage, you're all that will survive.
I [Am] [F] [Em] [D]
[Em] [F] [Em] [G] [F]
[Em] [D] [Am] wish my [Eb] life was [Em] autographed so I knew [C] how much left I [Am] have to earn [B] tonight.
[Em]
Because tonight, [C] [Am] I think [B] about myself a [Em] lot.
Because it's the [Am] only one I've got.
[D] I've [B] earned this life.
What have I done [Em] to earn this [Dm] life?
[G] I [C] earned my [G] life, I earned my life.
[D] I learned it from my father [Am] and I thought it [D] through my [Em] wife.
[D] Jesus Christ, I would [F] have [Em] been so worried [G] if I wasn't, I was right.
Because I [Am] earned my life, [F] I earned [G] my life.
I learned it from my father [Am] and my father [C] never lied.
[Em] [G] Jesus Christ, battling out of poverty, [F]
[Em] utilities and mortgage, [G] you're all that will survive.
[Em] Utilities and mortgage, [G] you're all that will survive. Yeah!
[F] [G] [Em]
[D] [G] [E] [D] [G] [N]
Key:
Em
F
D
G
Am
Em
F
D
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ [F] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] _ [D] _ [G] I'll [Am] quit my job [F] the [Em] day I die.
[D] I'll quit my job the [Am] day I die.
[F] [Em] I [A] break my back and never cry.
[F] I [Em] break my back and [D] never cry.
[G] I'm [Em] losing all my [F] hair, [Em] losing all my [D] hair, losing all my [Am] hair because the [D] man provides.
[Em] I'm [D] standing on a [G] chair, standing on a [F] chair, [Em] standing on a [D] chair because I [G] earned my life.
I [Am] earned my life, I [G] earned my [D] life.
I learned it from my [Am] father and I [D] tell it to my [Bm] wife.
[Am] Jesus Christ, I'll tell you nothing [F] very.
I [G] wouldn't be so [D] worried if I [G] wasn't always right.
[A] [F] I'm standing [Em] on [D] a _ [Am] _ [F] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [F]
[Em] chair, [A] standing on a chair, [G] standing on a chair, standing on a chair because
While you're [Am] asleep, [F] I'm [C] terrified.
[Dm] While you're asleep, I'm [Am] terrified.
[F] [C] I see [D] the end [G] before my eyes.
[F] I see [G] the end before [Dm] my eyes.
[G] A [Am] marker on a [F] grave, a [Em] marker on a [D] grave, a marker on a [Am] grave and I know [F] I'm the one who [Em] died.
And [D] underneath the name, underneath the [F] name, [Em] underneath my name [D] it says he [G] earned his life.
I [Am] earned my life, I [G] earned my [D] life.
I learned it from my [Am] father and my father [C] never lied.
[Am] Jesus Christ, [C] battling out of poverty, utilities [G] and mortgage, you're all that will survive.
I [Am] _ [F] _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ [F] _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ [Am] wish my [Eb] life was [Em] autographed so I knew [C] how much left I [Am] have to earn [B] tonight.
_ [Em]
Because tonight, [C] _ [Am] I think [B] about myself a [Em] lot.
Because it's the [Am] only one I've got.
[D] I've [B] earned this life.
What have I done [Em] to earn this [Dm] life?
[G] I [C] earned my [G] life, I earned my life.
[D] I learned it from my father [Am] and I thought it [D] through my [Em] wife.
[D] Jesus Christ, I would [F] have [Em] been so worried [G] if I wasn't, I was right.
Because I [Am] earned my life, [F] I earned [G] my life.
I learned it from my father [Am] and my father [C] never lied.
[Em] [G] Jesus Christ, battling out of poverty, [F]
[Em] utilities and mortgage, [G] you're all that will survive.
[Em] Utilities and mortgage, [G] you're all that will survive. Yeah!
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [G] _ [N] _
_ [Am] _ [F] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] _ [D] _ [G] I'll [Am] quit my job [F] the [Em] day I die.
[D] I'll quit my job the [Am] day I die.
[F] [Em] I [A] break my back and never cry.
[F] I [Em] break my back and [D] never cry.
[G] I'm [Em] losing all my [F] hair, [Em] losing all my [D] hair, losing all my [Am] hair because the [D] man provides.
[Em] I'm [D] standing on a [G] chair, standing on a [F] chair, [Em] standing on a [D] chair because I [G] earned my life.
I [Am] earned my life, I [G] earned my [D] life.
I learned it from my [Am] father and I [D] tell it to my [Bm] wife.
[Am] Jesus Christ, I'll tell you nothing [F] very.
I [G] wouldn't be so [D] worried if I [G] wasn't always right.
[A] [F] I'm standing [Em] on [D] a _ [Am] _ [F] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [F]
[Em] chair, [A] standing on a chair, [G] standing on a chair, standing on a chair because
While you're [Am] asleep, [F] I'm [C] terrified.
[Dm] While you're asleep, I'm [Am] terrified.
[F] [C] I see [D] the end [G] before my eyes.
[F] I see [G] the end before [Dm] my eyes.
[G] A [Am] marker on a [F] grave, a [Em] marker on a [D] grave, a marker on a [Am] grave and I know [F] I'm the one who [Em] died.
And [D] underneath the name, underneath the [F] name, [Em] underneath my name [D] it says he [G] earned his life.
I [Am] earned my life, I [G] earned my [D] life.
I learned it from my [Am] father and my father [C] never lied.
[Am] Jesus Christ, [C] battling out of poverty, utilities [G] and mortgage, you're all that will survive.
I [Am] _ [F] _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ [F] _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ [Am] wish my [Eb] life was [Em] autographed so I knew [C] how much left I [Am] have to earn [B] tonight.
_ [Em]
Because tonight, [C] _ [Am] I think [B] about myself a [Em] lot.
Because it's the [Am] only one I've got.
[D] I've [B] earned this life.
What have I done [Em] to earn this [Dm] life?
[G] I [C] earned my [G] life, I earned my life.
[D] I learned it from my father [Am] and I thought it [D] through my [Em] wife.
[D] Jesus Christ, I would [F] have [Em] been so worried [G] if I wasn't, I was right.
Because I [Am] earned my life, [F] I earned [G] my life.
I learned it from my father [Am] and my father [C] never lied.
[Em] [G] Jesus Christ, battling out of poverty, [F]
[Em] utilities and mortgage, [G] you're all that will survive.
[Em] Utilities and mortgage, [G] you're all that will survive. Yeah!
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [G] _ [N] _