Alberta Woes

D G D D G D A He came from a town in northern Alberta, nobody heard of at all D G D His mom worked at the SAAN store over on Main Street A And his daddy got drunk at the Hall D G D And when he closed his eyes, he dreamed of the bright lights, A And how he’d make it big D G D But who were we kidding, he had no talent, G D A D So he ended up working out on the rigs G D Ain't it funny, I suppose, A D He done got them Alberta woes G D It ain’t funny as it seems, A Bm A D Livin the Alberta Dreams, livin the Alberta dreams D G D A So he found work, and he found money, more money than God D G D So he bought a shack that looked like his neighbours A And a jacked up truck for his quad D G And times were good, but the bubble was bursting D A Good things just gotta go D G D He thought work would blow in with the season, G D A D And he’d be back out there come the snow G D Ain't it funny, I suppose, A D He done got them Alberta woes G D It ain’t funny as it seems, A Bm A D Livin the Alberta Dreams, livin the Alberta dreams D G D A D G D A D G D Well Christmas came and he still wasn’t working, A The bills piled up by the door D G D So he took a job at the local Home Depot, A Moving wood round the yard   D G D But 12 bucks an hour don’t pay the mortgage, A And it don’t keep on the lights D G D Soon the bank came, and took what they wanted, A D Left him with nothing but his busted pride G D Ain't it funny, I suppose, A D He done got them Alberta woes G D It ain’t funny as it seems, A Bm A D Livin the Alberta Dreams, livin the Alberta dreams A D Livin the Alberta dreams D G D A