After Taxes
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
"After Taxes" - Johnny Cash
Track 8 of 11 on the album "I Would Like to See You Again" (1978)
[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmSLCUaN_k [!]
[!] Capo on 2nd fret [!]
[Intro]
E
A
E
A
[Verse]
A
I feel so good come payday
E
I think of all the things I'm going to buy when I pick up my pay; don't you know?
E
But then they hand me that little brown envelope
E
I peep inside; Lord, I lose all hope
E
'cause from those total wages earned down to that net amount that's due
A
I feel a painful sense of loss between the two
[Bridge]
E A
Hmm (federal tax), there goes that bracelet for her arm
E A
Hmm (county tax), there goes that new fence for my farm
E A
Hmm (state income tax), there goes that brand new Pontiac
E A
Hmm (withholded tax), there goes the shirt right off my back
[Chorus 1]
D A
You can dream about a honeymoon for two
D A
You can dream but that's about all you can do
D E
'cause by the time old Uncle Sam gets through with you
E
You can buy her a pair of hose, a little powder for her nose
A
And take her down to Sloppy Joe's for beer and stew
E
Them are the facts
A
After tax
[Chorus 2]
D A
You can dream about vacations in the sun
D A
You can dream but you can never have you one
D E
'cause by the time your good old Uncle Sam gets done
E
You've got just enough for gas to see them city limits pass
E A
And if you get back home fourth class, I'd say you've won
[Bridge]
E A
Hmm (federal tax), there goes that bracelet for her arm
E A
Hmm (county tax), there goes that new fence for my farm
E A
Hmm (luxury tax), send back that shortwave radio
E A
Hmm (insurance tax), cancel that trip to Mexico
E A
Hmm (state income tax), forget that brand new Pontiac
E A
Hmm (withholded tax), there goes the shirt right off my back
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