By Now I Would Be Dead

Intro C G7 C (x2) verse 1 C G7 He said hard work never killed a man and Grandpa oughta know C He must've walked 10 000 miles, down those old corn rows G7 Following behind the plow, with an old mule called Jim C I don't know who had a harder head, that old mule or him [Refrão]F Wake up boy, get out of bed, don't you think you've slept enough C G7 There's lots of work a boy can do, before the sun comes up C F There's cows to milk, a hog to feed, the chickens must be fed C G7 C And if hard works' gonna kill you boy, by now I would be dead Instrumental C G7 C x2 verse 2 C G7 You can learn some lessons, at the south end of a mule C Following the plow all day, will change your attitude G7 About the way you view life, how hard you work in school C His work was not to punish, but as a teaching tool [Refrão]F Wake up boy, get out of bed, don't you think you've slept enough C G7 There's lots of work a boy can do, before the sun comes up C F There's cows to milk, a hog to feed, the chickens must be fed C G7 C And if hard works' gonna kill you boy, by now I would be dead Instrumental C G7 C x2 [Refrão]F Wake up boy, get out of bed, don't you think you've slept enough C G7 There's lots of work a boy can do, before the sun comes up C F There's cows to milk, a hog to feed, the chickens must be fed C G7 C And if hard works' gonna kill you boy, by now I would be dead Outro F C G7 C And if hard works' gonna kill you boy, by now I would be dead Outro F C G7 C