Backbone Job
- Keith Whitley
Key: auto auto ·
Orig: auto ·
Capo:
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Time: 4/4 ·
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Intro
G F D G G
Verse 1
G C G
Well I'm not lookin' for an occupation I just wanna go home
C G
They're holdin me a ticket at the greyhound station I'm still payin on
C G C D7
I never learned to sell folks nothin' I wasn't raised to steal or rob
G F D G
I'm lookin' for a backbone job
Chorus
C
I can pick and shovel I can hang drywall
G D G
Swing a nine pound hammer pull a cross-cut saw
C
A post-hole digger or barbwire strand
A7 C
I don't mind work but I'm a backbone man
Solo
| C G | G | G C | C G |
| G | G | G | A7 | C |
| C | G |
Verse 2
G C G
I'm not dumb but I ain't been to college I never got the first degree
C G
And now-a-days everybody's makin a livin' tappin on the TV screen
C G C D7
Now I'm down on a man's white collar I don't mean to be a snob
G F D G
I'm just a-lookin' for a backbone job
Chorus
C
I can pick and shovel I can hang drywall
G D G
Swing a nine pound hammer pull a cross-cut saw
C
A post-hole digger or barbwire strand
A7 C
I don't mind work but I'm a backbone man
Verse 1
G C G
Well I'm not lookin' for an occupation I just wanna go home
C G
They're holdin me a ticket at the greyhound station I'm still payin on
C G C D7
I never learned to sell folks nothin' I wasn't raised to steal or rob
G F D G
I'm lookin' for a backbone job
Outro
D7 G F D G
Just lookin' for a backbone job
D7 G F D G
I'm lookin' for a backbone job











