Greasy Dollar

|C F |C |Am G |C C F C Hot day risin’, from the mist upon the river Am G C Tar-paper shacks are sweatin’ in the shade C G F C I rise from sleep and leave my wife and children Am G C Put on my clothes and step into the day F C Some say the world is made for fun and frolic Am G F And so say I, indeed oh so say I C F C But I’ve got to go and earn my greasy dollar Am G C So I can keep on working 'til I die | F |C |Am G |C C F C Diggin’ ditches all day out by the freeway Am G C With a backhoe and a shovel crew F C What good is living and what good is dieing Am G C If this is all that I’m ever gonna do F C Some say the world is made for fun and frolic Am G F And so say I, indeed oh so say I C F C But I’ve got to go and earn my greasy dollar Am G C So I can keep on working 'til I die | F |C |Am G |C | (2x) C F C Card game flappin’ and a rattlin’ and a groanin’ Am G C In the backroom of the beerjoint at day’s end. F C Grocery money and the back rent getting wagered Am G C I’ve tried it once, but I never will again F C Some say the world is made for fun and frolic Am G F And so say I, indeed oh so say I C F C But I’ve got to go and earn my greasy dollar Am G C So I can keep on working 'til I die F C Yes, I’ve got to go and earn my greasy dollar Am G C So I can keep on working 'til I die | F |C |Am G |C | (2x)