The Week of Living Dangerously Chords by Steve Earle, The Dukes
Tempo:
79.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
G
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, I got out of work and I headed for the neighborhood beer joint.
I [E] sat around and ate a few of them balls like I [A] always do.
[D] Well, I didn't leave nothin' to say and well, there [A] ain't no point.
[E] There's somethin' about Monday that always makes [A] me blue.
[E] Well, it was well after dark, so I knew my wife and kids were [A] waitin'.
[E] I guess I took a left where it generally takes a [A] right.
Well, I [D] filled her up with gas and took a whore at [A] the Texaco Station.
I threw [E] the car seat in the dumpster and I headed out into [A] the night.
[D] Oh, [G] [A]
[E] there's somethin' about Monday that always makes [A] me blue.
Well, [E] I had a 735 Hellbent [A] Revival I [E] ain't never had a truck up past this [A] 5-4
[D] Well, somethin' bout that little red Lyle always [Ab] looked so [A] final
[E] But he beat the crap out of that Chevrolet [A] truck ago
[Eb] Now down in [E] Mexico they got a little place called [A] Boy's Ham
The [E] red man still a man didn't know what I was talkin' [A] about
Well, [D] I walked into that Cadillac bar and laid [Abm] my [A] cash down
I [E] said, plenty more than I came from and the lights went [A]
out
[D] [G] [A] Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
[Eb] There was [E] somethin' bout Monday Lyle which makes me [A] blue
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] Now I woke up in a county jail across the [A] line of the radar.
[E] I had a headache and a nip in the tail and it had me [A] through the nose.
[Db] He said, now [D] you got to cross that river of life, [Dbm] I don't [A] know.
[E] But your wife just made you pay so now you're really [A] dead for sure.
[E] Now my wife's too calm and false and she lied so I got [A] in the job back.
[E] And the boys had to play and whisper and [A] stare at me.
[D] Well, my wife's a fine lot of little guys, a female [A] on a right track.
[E] Asked for a proper pay for a wiggle in a [A] dangerous place.
[D] [G] [A]
[E] Asked for a proper pay for a wiggle in a [A] dangerous place. Woo!
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E] [A]
Ha ha ha ha!
I [E] sat around and ate a few of them balls like I [A] always do.
[D] Well, I didn't leave nothin' to say and well, there [A] ain't no point.
[E] There's somethin' about Monday that always makes [A] me blue.
[E] Well, it was well after dark, so I knew my wife and kids were [A] waitin'.
[E] I guess I took a left where it generally takes a [A] right.
Well, I [D] filled her up with gas and took a whore at [A] the Texaco Station.
I threw [E] the car seat in the dumpster and I headed out into [A] the night.
[D] Oh, [G] [A]
[E] there's somethin' about Monday that always makes [A] me blue.
Well, [E] I had a 735 Hellbent [A] Revival I [E] ain't never had a truck up past this [A] 5-4
[D] Well, somethin' bout that little red Lyle always [Ab] looked so [A] final
[E] But he beat the crap out of that Chevrolet [A] truck ago
[Eb] Now down in [E] Mexico they got a little place called [A] Boy's Ham
The [E] red man still a man didn't know what I was talkin' [A] about
Well, [D] I walked into that Cadillac bar and laid [Abm] my [A] cash down
I [E] said, plenty more than I came from and the lights went [A]
out
[D] [G] [A] Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
[Eb] There was [E] somethin' bout Monday Lyle which makes me [A] blue
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] Now I woke up in a county jail across the [A] line of the radar.
[E] I had a headache and a nip in the tail and it had me [A] through the nose.
[Db] He said, now [D] you got to cross that river of life, [Dbm] I don't [A] know.
[E] But your wife just made you pay so now you're really [A] dead for sure.
[E] Now my wife's too calm and false and she lied so I got [A] in the job back.
[E] And the boys had to play and whisper and [A] stare at me.
[D] Well, my wife's a fine lot of little guys, a female [A] on a right track.
[E] Asked for a proper pay for a wiggle in a [A] dangerous place.
[D] [G] [A]
[E] Asked for a proper pay for a wiggle in a [A] dangerous place. Woo!
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E] [A]
Ha ha ha ha!
Key:
A
E
D
G
Eb
A
E
D
Well, I got out of work and I headed for the neighborhood beer joint.
I [E] sat around and ate a few of them balls like I [A] always do. _ _
[D] Well, I didn't leave nothin' to say and well, there [A] ain't no point. _
[E] There's somethin' about Monday that always makes [A] me blue. _
[E] Well, it was well after dark, so I knew my wife and kids were [A] waitin'. _
[E] I guess I took a left where it generally takes a [A] right. _
Well, I [D] filled her up with gas and took a whore at [A] the Texaco Station. _
I threw [E] the car seat in the dumpster and I headed out into [A] the night. _
_ [D] Oh, _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] there's somethin' about Monday that always makes [A] me blue. _
Well, [E] I had a 735 Hellbent [A] Revival I [E] ain't never had a truck up past this [A] 5-4 _
_ [D] Well, somethin' bout that little red Lyle always [Ab] looked so [A] final
_ [E] But he beat the crap out of that Chevrolet [A] truck ago
_ [Eb] Now down in [E] Mexico they got a little place called [A] Boy's Ham
The [E] red man still a man didn't know what I was talkin' [A] about
Well, [D] I walked into that Cadillac bar and laid [Abm] my [A] cash down
I [E] said, plenty more than I came from and the lights went [A]
out
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo _
_ [Eb] There was [E] somethin' bout Monday Lyle which makes me [A] blue
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] Now I woke up in a county jail across the [A] line of the radar. _
_ [E] I had a headache and a nip in the tail and it had me [A] through the nose.
_ [Db] He said, now [D] you got to cross that river of life, [Dbm] I don't [A] know.
_ [E] But your wife just made you pay so now you're really [A] dead for sure.
_ [E] Now my wife's too calm and false and she lied so I got [A] in the job back.
_ [E] And the boys had to play and whisper and [A] stare at me.
[D] Well, my wife's a fine lot of little guys, a female [A] on a right track.
_ [E] Asked for a proper pay for a wiggle in a [A] dangerous place. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] Asked for a proper pay for a wiggle in a [A] dangerous place. Woo!
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ _ Ha ha ha ha! _ _
I [E] sat around and ate a few of them balls like I [A] always do. _ _
[D] Well, I didn't leave nothin' to say and well, there [A] ain't no point. _
[E] There's somethin' about Monday that always makes [A] me blue. _
[E] Well, it was well after dark, so I knew my wife and kids were [A] waitin'. _
[E] I guess I took a left where it generally takes a [A] right. _
Well, I [D] filled her up with gas and took a whore at [A] the Texaco Station. _
I threw [E] the car seat in the dumpster and I headed out into [A] the night. _
_ [D] Oh, _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] there's somethin' about Monday that always makes [A] me blue. _
Well, [E] I had a 735 Hellbent [A] Revival I [E] ain't never had a truck up past this [A] 5-4 _
_ [D] Well, somethin' bout that little red Lyle always [Ab] looked so [A] final
_ [E] But he beat the crap out of that Chevrolet [A] truck ago
_ [Eb] Now down in [E] Mexico they got a little place called [A] Boy's Ham
The [E] red man still a man didn't know what I was talkin' [A] about
Well, [D] I walked into that Cadillac bar and laid [Abm] my [A] cash down
I [E] said, plenty more than I came from and the lights went [A]
out
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo _
_ [Eb] There was [E] somethin' bout Monday Lyle which makes me [A] blue
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] Now I woke up in a county jail across the [A] line of the radar. _
_ [E] I had a headache and a nip in the tail and it had me [A] through the nose.
_ [Db] He said, now [D] you got to cross that river of life, [Dbm] I don't [A] know.
_ [E] But your wife just made you pay so now you're really [A] dead for sure.
_ [E] Now my wife's too calm and false and she lied so I got [A] in the job back.
_ [E] And the boys had to play and whisper and [A] stare at me.
[D] Well, my wife's a fine lot of little guys, a female [A] on a right track.
_ [E] Asked for a proper pay for a wiggle in a [A] dangerous place. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] Asked for a proper pay for a wiggle in a [A] dangerous place. Woo!
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ _ Ha ha ha ha! _ _