Chords for Merle Haggard - Chores
Tempo:
123.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [C]
[Dm] [C] [G] [C] [G]
[C]
When I was a young man, I worked on [G] my own.
You had the big chore of making [C] a home.
Now that I'm the keeper of all that was [F]
yours,
I'm head of the [C] family and [G] I'm boss of the [C]
shores.
[G]
Living without you is [F] a chore on its [C] own.
[Am] I understand what all you did [D] now that you are [G] gone.
[C] Sometimes it sprinkles, sometimes [F] it pours.
When you're head of [C] the family and [G] you're boss [C] of the shores.
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
When I lost you, darling, the kid lost his [G] mom.
Now it's me and the children and there's work to be [C] done.
I look out for the babies and I scrub all [F] the floors.
I'm head of the [C] family and [G] I'm boss of the [C] shores.
[G] [Am] [G] Living without you [F] is a chore on [C] its own.
[Am] I understand what all you did [D] now that you [G] are gone.
[C]
Sometimes it sprinkles, sometimes [F] it pours.
When you're head [C] of the family [G] and you're boss of [C] the shores.
Sometimes it sprinkles, sometimes [Am] [F] it pours.
When you're head of [C] the family and [G] you're boss [C] of the shores.
[Dm] [C] [G] [C] [G]
[C]
When I was a young man, I worked on [G] my own.
You had the big chore of making [C] a home.
Now that I'm the keeper of all that was [F]
yours,
I'm head of the [C] family and [G] I'm boss of the [C]
shores.
[G]
Living without you is [F] a chore on its [C] own.
[Am] I understand what all you did [D] now that you are [G] gone.
[C] Sometimes it sprinkles, sometimes [F] it pours.
When you're head of [C] the family and [G] you're boss [C] of the shores.
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
When I lost you, darling, the kid lost his [G] mom.
Now it's me and the children and there's work to be [C] done.
I look out for the babies and I scrub all [F] the floors.
I'm head of the [C] family and [G] I'm boss of the [C] shores.
[G] [Am] [G] Living without you [F] is a chore on [C] its own.
[Am] I understand what all you did [D] now that you [G] are gone.
[C]
Sometimes it sprinkles, sometimes [F] it pours.
When you're head [C] of the family [G] and you're boss of [C] the shores.
Sometimes it sprinkles, sometimes [Am] [F] it pours.
When you're head of [C] the family and [G] you're boss [C] of the shores.
Key:
C
G
F
Am
Dm
C
G
F
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When I was a young man, _ I worked on [G] my own.
_ _ You had the big chore _ of making [C] a home. _
_ Now that I'm the keeper _ of all that was [F] _
yours,
_ I'm head of the [C] family and [G] I'm boss of the [C] _
shores.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Living _ without you is [F] a chore on its [C] _ own.
[Am] I understand what all you did [D] now that you are [G] _ gone. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Sometimes it sprinkles, _ _ _ _ sometimes [F] it _ pours.
_ _ When you're head of [C] the family and [G] you're boss [C] of the shores. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I lost you, darling, _ _ the kid lost his [G] mom.
_ _ _ Now it's me and the children and there's work to be [C] done.
I look out for the babies and I scrub all [F] the floors.
I'm head of the [C] family and [G] I'm boss of the [C] shores. _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ Living _ without you [F] is a chore on [C] its own.
[Am] I _ understand what all you did [D] now that you [G] are _ gone.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Sometimes it sprinkles, _ _ _ sometimes [F] it _ _ pours. _
_ When you're head [C] of the family [G] and you're boss of [C] the shores.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes it sprinkles, _ _ _ sometimes [Am] [F] it _ _ _ pours.
_ When you're head of [C] the family and [G] you're boss [C] of the shores.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When I was a young man, _ I worked on [G] my own.
_ _ You had the big chore _ of making [C] a home. _
_ Now that I'm the keeper _ of all that was [F] _
yours,
_ I'm head of the [C] family and [G] I'm boss of the [C] _
shores.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Living _ without you is [F] a chore on its [C] _ own.
[Am] I understand what all you did [D] now that you are [G] _ gone. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Sometimes it sprinkles, _ _ _ _ sometimes [F] it _ pours.
_ _ When you're head of [C] the family and [G] you're boss [C] of the shores. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I lost you, darling, _ _ the kid lost his [G] mom.
_ _ _ Now it's me and the children and there's work to be [C] done.
I look out for the babies and I scrub all [F] the floors.
I'm head of the [C] family and [G] I'm boss of the [C] shores. _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ Living _ without you [F] is a chore on [C] its own.
[Am] I _ understand what all you did [D] now that you [G] are _ gone.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Sometimes it sprinkles, _ _ _ sometimes [F] it _ _ pours. _
_ When you're head [C] of the family [G] and you're boss of [C] the shores.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes it sprinkles, _ _ _ sometimes [Am] [F] it _ _ _ pours.
_ When you're head of [C] the family and [G] you're boss [C] of the shores.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _