That's Why Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
My [D]alarm goes off early,
Can't afford to be late.
If I [Bm]don't get a move on
then I won't get paid.
So I [C]throw back those covers
and [G]get my butt out [D]of bed.
Its still dark when I'm leavin'
so I let my lady sleep.
I know [Bm]her and them babies
are countin on me
To put [C]food on the table and [G]keep
this roof over [A]our head.
[D]Yeah, that's

[Verse 2]
why I get
crakin' in the mornin'
[A]Fight all that traffic on
I-40 punch a [G]clock [D]at a job for
[Em]a boss [D]that I don't [G]like [A]yeah
[D]That's why I keep swingin'
that hammer [A]fight
For each step I take on that
ladder [G]break [D]my back
For [Em]a slice of that [D]American
[G]pie[A] tha[D]t's why.
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[Verse 3]
Well, I [D]wear a hard hat, steel-toed boots,
boots,
And and leather gloves
and my [Bm]office is the
Front seat of a four-door
truck truck dec[C]orated
With crayon drawn [G]pictures
all taped to the [D]dash
And our junior pro football
starts here in July
There'll be [Bm]shoulder pads,
jerseys, and new cleats to buy
And my [C]wife's had her
eye on some [G]earrings
I'd sure like [A]her to have yeah I would

[Verse 4]
But, [D]that's why I get
crakin' in the mornin'
[A]Fight all that traffic on
I-40 punch a [G]clock [D]at a job for [Em]a boss
that [D]I don't l[G]ike y[A]eah
[D]That's why I keep swingin'
that hammer [A]fight
For each step I take on that
ladder [G]break my [D]back
For [Em]a slice of that [D]American[G]
[A]pie [D]that's why.
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[Verse 5]
They want [G]cell [D]phones,
laptops, bal[Em]let shoes,
And [D]dresses [G]Xbox,
[D]Ipo[Em]ds and rock'n'roll drum lessons
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[Verse 6]
But, [D]that's why I get crakin' in
the mornin' [A]fight
All that [Em]traffic [A]on I-40
punch a [G]clock [D]at a job
[Em]For a boss t[D]hat I don't
[G]like [A]yea[D]h that's
Why I keep swingin' that hammer [A]fight
For each step I take on that
ladder [G]break [D]my back
For [Em]a slice of that [D]Americ[G]an
[A]pie [D]that's why.
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[Verse 7]
Yeah [D]that's why

[Outro 1]
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