Government Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[A5]Hey,[D5] hey, [A5]Mr. Gove[G5]rnment Man
[F]I'm [G]jus[G5]t a p[G]oor boy [Dm]doin' the [D5]be
[G5]st t[G]hat I can[C5][G5]
[D5]I've been stepped [G]upon
and [G5]pushed [G]around[A5]
[Dm]Yes, [G]I have
[C5]You can [Dm]tie me up, but n[D5]ever tie m[Am]e do[Dm]wn,
[G5]no[Dm]
[G5][F][D5][Dm][G5][Dm][F][G5]

[Verse 2]
[Dm][D5]
[A5]Well[G5], I was driv[A5]in' around
Tryin' to find a place to get a
[D5]beer and some cigarettes
[G5]Pullin' up b[Am]ehind[A5] me, not
afraid to flirt
There's a [D5]girl in a red Cor[D]vette
[G5]I saw [C5]in her face that
she wanted to race
So [G5]I let my car out of jail
[C5]Man, I blew it, [G5]before I knew it
The [D5]Feds were [Dm]on my [A5]tail

[Verse 3]
I knew it were trouble, but didn't wanna stop
I [D5]couldn't forget that girl
[G5]My dashb[A5]oard slick from alcohol
And [D5]my head st[Dm]ill in a w[D5]hirl
[G5]Just a count[C5]ry boy in the city lights
[G5]Tryin' to have some fun
But the [C5]Man behind me
didn't [G5]wanna play
[Am]He pulled ou[A5]t a [Am]gun

[Verse 4]
[Dm]Hey, [C5]hey, Mr. [G5]Government [Dm]Man[C5][G]
[G5]I'm just a poor [D5]boy doin[C5]'
the be[G5]st that I can
[D5]I've[C5] been[G] st[G5]epped[Dm]
[C5]upon and [G5]pushed [D5]around
[C5]Yes, [G]I have
[G5]You can tie [Dm]me up, but never[A5] tie me do[Dm]wn[G5]
[Dm][G5][F][Dm][G5][Dm][F][G5][F]

[Verse 5]
[Dm]
[D5]
[G5]Well, I [A5]had it comin', I hit the wall
And my [D5]car went up in flames
[G5]My head [Am]got hamm[A5]ered,
thrown in the slammer
[Dm]No one but m[D5]e to [D]blame[G5]
[C5]That's [Am]my story, [C5]ain't much glory
But I [G5]know I paid my dues
One [C5]thing I know in my [G5]heart and soul
[Am]I ain't never gonna lo[A5]se

[Verse 6]
[Dm]Hey, [C5]hey, Mr. [G5]Government
[Dm]Man[C5][G]
[G5]I'm just a p[D5]oor boy [C5]doin' the be
[G5]st t[D5]hat I can[C5][G]
[G5]I've[D5] been stepped upon
[C5]and push[G5]ed aroun[D5]d
[C5]Yes, [G]I have
[G5]You can tie [D5]me up, but never[C5] tie m[G5]e do[Em]wn[G]

[Interlude 1]
[A5][G][Em][G]
[A5][G][G5][G][A5][G5][G][G5][A5][G][Em]
[G][G5][G][Em][Am][Em]

[Verse 7]
[G5]They say I might be goin[G]' craz[Am]y[A5]
[G5]Hey, what [Am]else can I[A5] do?[B]
Hey, my, [D5]my

[Verse 8]
Hey, hey, Mr. Government
[D5]Man[A5]
I'm just a [Em]poor boy [D5]doin' the be[A5]st
[D5]that I can[Em][D5][A5]
[Em]I've been stepped [D5]upon and
[A5]pushed [Em]around
[D5]Yes, [A5]I have
[Am]You can tie [Em]me up , [D5]but never
tie [A5]me d[D5]own[C5][G5]

[Verse 9]
[Dm]Hey, [C5]hey, Mr. [G5]Government
[Dm]Man[C5][G5]
I'm just a [Dm]poor boy [C5]doin'
the be[G5]st that I can
[Dm]I've[C5] been[G5] step[Dm]ped
[C5]upon and [G5]pushed [D5]around
[C5]Yes, I have
[G5]You can tie [Dm]me up, but
never tie me [G5]down[Dm]

[Verse 10]
Hey, [C5]hey, Mr. [G5]Government [G5]Man
Don't you push me around no more