THAT'S WHY Craig Morgan 8:31 PM 11/26/2008 Capo 3rd Fret (To Match Recording) Intro: (D) (Bm) x 2 My a(D)larm goes off early, can't afford to be late If I (Bm) don't get a move on, I won't get paid So I (C) throw back those covers and (G) get my butt up out of (A) bed (Asus4) (A) It's still (D) dark when I'm leavin', so I let my lady sleep I know (Bm) her and those babies are countin' on me To put (C) food on the table and (G) keep this roof over our (A) heads (Asus4) (A) (D) That's why I get crackin' in the mornin' (Bm) Fight all that traffic, out on I-40 Punch a (G) clock - at a (D/F#) job - for a (G) boss That (D/F#) I don't (Em) like (A) (D) That's why I keep swingin' that hammer (Bm) Fight for each step that I take on that ladder (G) Break my (D/F#) back for a (G) slice of that (D/F#) American (Em) Pie (A) Yeah, (D) that's why Well I wear a hard hat, steel toed boots, and leather gloves My office is the front seat of a four-door truck Decorated with crayon drawn pictures all taped to the dash And our junior pro football starts here in July There'll be shoulder pads, jerseys, and new clothes to buy And my wife's had her eye on some earrings I'd sure like her to have Repeat Chorus Solo They want (G) cell phones, (D) laptops, ba(A)llet shoes and (D) dresses (G) Xbox - (D) Ipods, and (Em) rock and roll drum (A) lessons Repeat Chorus and Fade Out