I Earn My Life

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Em D G C
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[Verse 1]
     G         Am    F        Em
I'll quit my job the day I die
     D               G          Am  F
I'll quit my job the day I die
  Em          D     G      C
I break my back and never cry
  F                 Em        D G
I break my back and never cry


[Pre-Chorus 1]
    G             Am    F             Em
I'm losing all my hair, losing all my hair
     D            G              Am     F
I'm losing all my hair because a man provides
     Em           D        G            C
I'm standing on a chair, standing on a chair
     F             Em             D       G
I'm standing on a chair because I earn my life


[Chorus]
  G        Am      F      Em
I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G          Am           Em
I learned it from my father and tell it to my wife
Em    D        G                    C
Jesus Christ, don't tell me not to hurry
  F              Em           D             G
I wouldn't be so worried if I wasn't always right


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
      G           Am     F       Em
While you're asleep I'm terrified
      D                 G          Am   F
While you're asleep I'm terrified
  Em        D   G           C
I see the end before my eyes
  F           Em             D  G
I see the end before my eyes


[Pre-Chorus 2]
  G            Am     F           Em
A marker on a grave, marker on a grave
D            G               Am               F
Marker on a grave and I know I'm the one who died
    Em              D     G              C
And underneath the name, underneath the name
F             Em                D           G
Underneath my name it says, "He Earned His Life"


[Chorus]
  G        Am      F      Em
I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G             Am           Em
I learned it from my father and my father never lied
Em    D        G                    C
Jesus Christ, better learn how to forage
  F              Em        D                G
Utilities and mortgage is all that will survive


[Bridge]
   Am              B
I wish my life was on a graph
   Em              C              Am             B
So I knew how much left I have to earn tonight
   Em                 C
It burns too bright
  Am              B                Em            C
I think about my self a lot 'cause it's the only one I've got
     Am
I've earned this life
      B             Em              C
What have I done to earn this life?


[Chorus]
  G        Am      F      Em
I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G          Am           Em
I learned it from my father and tell it to my wife
Em    D        G                    C
Jesus Christ, don't tell me not to hurry
  F              Em           D             G
I wouldn't be so worried if I wasn't always right

         G        Am      F      Em
'Cause I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G             Am           Em
I learned it from my father and my father never lied
Em    D          G                    C
Jesus Christ, we better learn how to forage
  F              Em        D                G
Utilities and mortgage is all that will survive
  F              C         G
Utilities and mortgage is all that will survive!


[Outro]
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