Tradesman Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][Am][G]
[C][F][Am][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]No one on this side of town
[F]Knows a good place for a boy to drown
They [Am]look at me so strange when I [G]talk
I [C]wish I was a tradesman
Learnin' from some [F]beat down old layman
On some [Am]hillside they ain't named yet
Sleepin' next to [G]mountain fire smoke

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][Am][G]

[Verse 2]
And [C]everyone lately's scarin' me
It's all [F]backdoor deals and therapy
The [Am]only callous I've grown is in my [G]mind
I [C]wish I was a tradesman
Playin' with some [F]tuned up tired string band
Somewhere [Am]out by the badlands
[G]Way past closin' time

[Chorus 1]
So if you wanna [Am]trade,
I'd [G]say it's a [C]hard [F]earned mile
Wanna [Am]sweat likе [G]hell, throw a [C]hammer [F]down
And [Am]know the old [G]feelin' of a [C]fivе o'clock
[F]smile
And [Am]know I didn't [G]take no [C]easy [F]way [G]out

[Interlude 2]
[C][F][Am][G]

[Verse 3]
There's [C]somethin' more that I need
Than [F]accolades and sympathy
Fa[Am]tiguin' in the summer heat
While [G]they smoke big cigars

[Interlude 3]
[C][F][Am][G]

[Verse 4]
So [C]give me somethin' I can't fake
That [F]rich boys can't manipulate
[Am]Somethin' real that they can't take
'Cause, [G]Lord, I'm not your star

[Chorus 2]
If you wanna [Am]trade,
I'd [G]say it's a [C]hard earned [F]mile
Wanna [Am]sweat likе [G]hell, throw a [C]hammer [F]down
And [Am]know the old [G]feelin' of a [C]fivе o'clock
[F]smile
And [Am]know I didn't [G]take no [C]easy [F]way [G]out

[Interlude 4]
[C][F][Am][G]

[Outro 1]
[C]Everyone lately's scarin' me
It's all [F]backdoor deals and therapy
The [Am]only callous I've grown is in [G]my mind