[Intro]
G Am7 C G
[Verse]
G
Lesson number one
Money don't grow on trees
C
When that rooster crowed, I hit my toes
G
And I rolled up my sleeves
G
And pushin' rocks and punchin' clocks
Broke my back for every dollar
C
I've cut your grass and built your house
G
And I'm proud of this blue collar
Am7
And anything I've got today
G C
I got it the old-fashioned way
[Chorus]
G
Buddy, I earned it
Am7
Damn right it was worth it
C
And I'll do it all over again
G
Even if I'm hurtin'
G
Oh, at the end of the day
Am7
I get to watch my children play
C
I'm satisfied with my simple life
G G
'Cause, buddy, I earned it
[Verse]
G
Lesson number two
Trust ain't a given
C
They won't hand it to ya
They see right through ya
G
That's the way it is with women
G
If you love her, son, and she's the one
Everything you've ever wanted
C
Well, keep showin' up and don't give up
How you think I got your mama?
[Chorus]
G
Buddy, I earned it
Am7
Damn right it was worth it
C
And I'll do it all over again
G
Even if I'm hurtin'
G
Oh, at the end of the day
Am7
I get to watch my children play
C
I'm satisfied with my simple life
G G
'Cause, buddy, I earned it
[Post-Chorus]
Am C
Mm, 'cause, buddy, I earned it
G
Oh yeah
[Bridge]
Am
It don't matter who you are
C
Just be the best that you can be
Am7
And you'll sleep at night and understand why
C
That's lesson number three
[Chorus]
G
'Cause, buddy, I earned it
Am7
You're damn right it was worth it
Am C G
And I'll do it all over again even if I'm hurtin'
G
'Cause, buddy, I earned it
Am7
Damn right it was worth it
Am C G
And I'll do it all over again even if I'm hurtin'
G
Oh, at the end of the day
Am
I get to watch my children play
C
I'm satisfied with my simple life
G Am
'Cause, buddy, I earned it
C G
Buddy, I earned it, yeah ah