Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough) written by Steve Earle and Richard Bennett 11/13/05 INTRO: A G D A A G D A A I got a job but it ain't nearly enough A A 20 thousand dollar pick-up truck G D A G D Belongs to me and the bank and some funny-talkin' man from Iran A I left the service got a GI loan A I got married bought myself a home G D A G D Now I hang around this one horse town and do the best I can CHORUS: A G D A Gettin' tough G D A Just my luck A E I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough A G D A Gettin' cold A G D A I've been told D E A Yeah nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy INTRO Been goin' nowhere down a one way track I'd kill to leave it but there ain't no turnin' back Got the wife and the kids, what would everybody say My brother's standin' on a welfare line Any minute now I might get mine Meanwhile there's the IRS and the devil to pay CHORUS BREAK: A G D A A G D A G E A G D A BRIDGE: D G A I hit the beer joints every Friday night D G A Spend a little money lookin' for a fight D G A It don't matter if I lose or win D E 'Cause Monday I'm back on the losin' end again CHORUS (2x) INTRO out