Im Living A Life I Cant Afford
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
A Life I Can't Afford
Artist: Ronnie Hawkins
Key: E
[Verse 1]
E A
I get up in the morning, and I go down to my job
E B7
Just to keep some food on my shelf
E A
I come home late at night, and fall into my bed
E B7 E B7
I never have some time for myself
[Verse 2]
E A
They say you should work hard, for the years that will come
E B7
And the future will be your reward
E A
But the older that I get, the deeper I'm in debt
E B7 E B7
I'm living a life I can't afford
[Chorus]
E A
And I can't understand, where the money goes
E B7
Or what it is, that I'm working for
E A
And I never get a cent, of all that money that I spent
E B7 E B7
I'm living a life I can't afford
[Verse 3]
E A
I got myself a house, and I got myself a car
E B7
So no one can say I am poor
E A
And I never get a dime, though I'm working all the time
E B7 E B7
I'm living a life I Can't afford
[Chorus]
E A
And I can't understand, where the money goes
E B7
Or what it is, that I'm working for
E A
And I never have a cent, Of all the money that Insoent
E B7 E B7
I'm living a life I can't afford
[Chorus]
E A
And I can't understand, where the money goes
E B7
Or what it is, that I'm working for
E A
And I never have a cent, of all the money that I soent
E B7 E B7
I'm living a life I can't afford
E B7 E A E
i'm living a life I can't afford
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