Chords for Stan Ridgway-Can't complain

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[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ How you doing Bert?
[Ebm] Not so good Charlie.
[Db] My back.
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[Cm] [Gm] The job's the same, [Ebm] so is the boss.
[Db] He's still a big-ass.
My wallet got [B] lost.
[C] My wife's sick in bed.
[Gm] She says [Bb] she'll never get well.
And all [F] these [Ab] kids today
[Db] have gone to [Ab] hell and [C] all that government [Eb] paperwork
caught up with me.
Had [Fm] to hire a [Abm] bead counter for an [Db] outrageous fee.
[Ab]
[C] I don't know if the [Eb] chicken or the egg is to blame, [Db] but [Ab] all things considered, [Db] I guess [Abm] I can't [G] complain.
_ [Eb] Cheer up, Charlie said. _
[Abm] Things could be worse.
Well, yeah, I [Gb] know.
But did I tell you [Cm] that my [Gm] landlord's a cop?
My neighbor's [G] insane?
[Eb] But all things considered, _ I guess I can't complain.
[C] Out _ [F] where _ _ [C] the sailing men all [G] go, _ _
[Gb] _ the water's high [Db] while all the fish swim [Eb] low. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] Where the sailing men all [G] go, _ _
[Gb] the water's high [Db] while all the fish swim [Eb] low.
_ _ [Gm] You know what, Bert, Charlie [Eb] said?
You got the wrong attitude.
[Db] Sometimes [Ab] [Db] life's a big game [Ab] of pads and chips.
[Gm] Things may go wrong, but you gotta stand tall.
[Ab] Well, I know, Bert said.
Well, that ain't all.
[Cm] My hair's [Gm] falling out.
The [Eb] roof leaks when it rains.
[C] But [Gm] all things considered, [Eb] I guess I can't complain.
[C] Out where [F] _ _ _ [C] the sailing men all [G] go,
_ [Gb] the water's high [Db] while all the fish swim [Eb] low. _ _
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[F] _ _ _ [C] Where the sailing men [G] all _ _ _ [Gb] _ go,
the water's high [Db] while all the fish [Eb] swim low.
You _ _
_ [Gm] _ know [Eb] what, Bert, Charlie said?
You're a [Fm] real loser.
So I'll see you next week if you live till [C] then.
And as Bert walked [Gm] out the sidewalk, [Bb] ten floors up,
[F] [Ab] two men lost [Db] control of a hoist at just [Abm] the right time, [Gm] and a big Steinway grand flattened Bert like a dime. _
[Ab] _ [Abm] And as a crowd [Ab] gathered round and asked what was his [C] name, could it [Gm] be the chicken [Eb] or the egg to blame?
[Db] Well, the only thing heard was [Eb] that all things [Ab] considered, he [Gm] really couldn't complain.
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[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ So [Gm] if you're a loser in life and your [Eb] gun's out of ammo, [Ab] just remember the story about Bert and the piano.
[C] Because if you can't string the [Gm] bow and you're [Bb] clean out of resin,
[Ab] someone may have planned for you a music lesson.
[C] Keep your eyes to the [Gm] sky.
It could [Eb] be a brand name.
[Db] Remember all things considered,
you [Ab] really can't [C] complain.
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