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Intro
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Verse 1:
D G D
Pain pills started for a backache, doctor dropped me like a lead weight.
G D A G D
Now I cop off the interstate, bout 15 miles from here.
D G D
I?m not the type you would expect, I work harder than a son of a bitch.
G D A G D
Trying to raise up these three kids, And keep em clothed and fed.
Pre-Chorus
G D
What?s a man worth if he can?t work?
A Bm A
Was I really made as a rich man?s hammer?
G D A
Is this all there?ll ever be for me?
G D A Bm A
I gotta change or I?m gonna die, I wanna live so I?m gonna try,
G D A
Give it my best, this ain?t a test I plan to fail.
G D
Where I come from, they?ll break a man,
A Bm A
What I got now, I built with these hands.
G D A
I?m not afraid to get a little dirt beneath my nails,
G Bm A
This ain?t a test I plan to fail.
Verse 2:
D G D
Oxys beat me like I owed them money, Still on my feet and I feel like running,
G D A G D
Maybe somewhere it?s always summer, And leave these cares behind.
D G D
But I?ve got folks who depend on me, I rise in the dark cause I still believe there?s
G D A G D
Something good I just can?t see yet, Up around the bend.
G D A Bm A
I gotta change or I?m gonna die, I wanna live so I?m gonna try,
G D A
Give it my best, this ain?t a test I plan to fail.
G D
Where I come from, they?ll break a man,
A Bm A
What I got now, I built with these hands.
G D A
I?m not afraid to get a little dirt beneath my nails,
G Bm A
This ain?t a test I plan to fail.
Bridge:
Bm A
I used to never take an Advil, But if I don?t earn we don?t pay bills
G A
Inside I?m screaming like an anvil, When iron and hammer meet.
G D A Bm A
I gotta change or I?m gonna die, I wanna live so I?m gonna try,
G D A
Give it my best, this ain?t a test I plan to fail.
G D
Where I come from, they?ll break a man,
A Bm A
What I got now, I built with these hands.
G D A
I?m not afraid to get a little dirt beneath my nails,
G Bm A
This ain?t a test I plan to fail.
A G Bm A
Lord, this ain?t a test I plan to fail.
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