Sawyer Brown
“Gettin' Tough (Good Ol’ Boy)”
“The Boys Are Back” Album


Intro:
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        B A E


Verse 1:
B
I got a job but it ain’t nearly enough
B
A twenty thousand dollar pick-up truck
B          A
Belongs to me and the bank
         E                      B
And some funny talkin’ man from Iran
B
I left the service, got a G.I. loan
B
I got married, bought myself a home
      A                          E
Now I hang around this one horse town
                 B
Doin’ the best I can


Chorus:
NC    B-B-A-E (one strum for each)
Gettin' tough   
        B-B-A-E 
Just my luck
E
I was born in the land of bread
E                   F
And now there ain’t enough
             B-B-A-E
It’s gettin' cold
       B-B-A-E
I been told
A                           F
Well nowadays it just don’t pay
                      B (to intro)
To be a good ol’ boy


Verse 2, same chords:
Been goin’ nowhere down a one-way track
I can’t believe it ain’t no turnin’ back
I got the wife and kids 
And what would everybody say?
My brother’s standin’ in a welfare line
Well any minute now I might get mine
Meanwhile it’s the IRS and the devil to pay

Chorus

Bridge
D                        E      A
Well I go out here every Friday night
D                            E     A
Spend a little money lookin’ for a fight
D                         E       A
Well it don’t matter if I lose or win
D                                       E
Cause Monday I’m back on the losin’ end again