Cost of Livin' Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Em][G][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Everythin'
to know about me
Is written [G]on [Em]this page
[G]A number you can reach me
My so[D]cial and my age

[Verse 2]
Yes, I served in the [D]army
It's [Em]where I learned to shoot
[G]Eighteen months in the desert
Pourin' [D]sand out of my boots
No, [Em]I've never

[Verse 3]
been convicted of a [G]crime
I [Em]could start this job at any [G]time

[Verse 4]
I got a [D]strong back, steel toes
[Em]I rarely call in sick, a [G]good truck
What I don't know I [D]catch on real quick
I work weekends, if I have to,
[Em]nights and holidays

[Verse 5]
Give you [G]forty and then some
[D]Whatever it takes
Three [Em]dollars and change
at the [G]pump
[Em]The cost of liv[G]in's high
and goin' [D]up

[Interlude 1]
[Em][G][D]

[Verse 6]
I put [D]Robert down as a reference
He's known [Em]me all my life
[G]We attend the same church
He introduced [D]me to my wife

[Verse 7]
I gave my last job [D]everythin'
[Em]Before it headed south
Took [G]the shoes off of my children's feet
Food [D]out of their mouths
Yes[Em]terday my folks offered to [G]help
But [Em]they're barely gettin' by them[G]selves

[Verse 8]
I got a [D]strong back, steel toes
[Em]I rarely call in sick, a [G]good truck
What I don't [D]know I catch on real quick
I work weekends, if I have to,
[Em]nights and holidays

[Verse 9]
Give you [G]forty and then some
[D]Whatever it takes
[Em]Four dollars and change at [G]the pump
The [Em]cost of liv[G]in's high
and goin' [D]up

[Verse 10]
I'm [Em]sure a hundred others
have ap[D]plied
[Em]Rumor has it you're only takin' [G]five

[Verse 11]
[G]I got a s[D]trong back, steel toes
I'm [Em]handy with a wrench
[G]There's nothin' I can't drive
Noth[D]in' I can't fix

[Verse 12]
I work [D]sunup to sundown
Ain't too [Em]proud to sweep the floors
The [G]bank has started callin'
And the [D]wolves are at my door

[Verse 13]
Four [Em]dollars and change at the [G]pump
The [Em]cost of livin's high
[G]and goin' [D]up
[Em][G][D]