DD7GD
I woke up this morning aching with pain
DADA
Don't think I can work, but I'll try
DD7G
The car's in the shop so I thumbed all the way
DAD
Oh, these days I barely get by
I walked home from work and it rained all the way
My wife left and didn't say why
She laid all our bills on the desk in the hall
Oh, these days I barely get by
Key Change to D#D# D7# G#D#
Put my only two dollars on my favorite horse
D#A#D#A#
He lost by a nose and I cried
D# D& G#
Oh, my boss says come winter we'll all be laid off
D#A#D#
Oh, these days I barely get by
G#
These days I barely get by
D#A#
I want to give up, lay down and die
D# D7# G#
Worst of all is when she told me goodbye
D#A#D
Oh, these days I barely get by
D#A#G#D#
Oh, these days, one barely gets by
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