Intro
F#     B 
 
Verse 1
   B                                F# 
Well I can’t make a dime with this old cabaret grind 
   D       A        E 
Monday to Saturday night 
   B             F# 
 Every set, the older I get 
   D       A           E 
Making the music sound right 
 
 D             A    E        A 
Been here so long done every song 
       D           E         A 
That came for the memory of years 
       D           E         F#min 
In the rhyme didn’t always come easy my friend 
       E             D           A 
With a pen that was made out of tears 
 
Chorus
 D                    A 
How much of me can I give you 
 E                          A 
Before I get hooked on the shelf 
 D                     A A/C#      D 
How much of me can I give you 
            E              D       A 
And still have something left for myself 
 
A B 
 
Verse 2
  B 
Don’t play no rock’n’roll 
  F# 
Just playing country songs 
  D           A          E 
I’ll keep on singing my songs 
   B                 F#               D          A             E 
Maybe it’s gentle, maybe it’s simple\maybe I’ve been here too long 
 
 D              A             E          A 
Shook out the rust form the dust in the song bank 
 D             A                E 
That kind of thing you have to sing 
 D                E               F#min 
Though it sounds odd, would you kindly applaud 
             E         D                 A 
Because it helps get myself through the day