Its Hard To Give Love As A Blue
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Intro
G| G Em| D C| G| D| G| D| Em |Dm C| D
[Verso 1]
G D
First light breaking on a gravel road
Em C
Thermos full and another load.
G
Chevrolet humming, windows down,
D G
Headed where the hammers pound.
G D
Steel-toe boots and a red clay stain,
Em C
Making my living in the pouring rain.
G
Daddy never talked about what's inside...
Am D
He just tipped his hat and swallowed his pride.
[Refrão]
G D G
It's hard to give love as a blue-collar man.
Em C D
I give her my back... she needs my hands.
G D Em
I bring home a paycheck every Friday night,
D C D
But I leave my heart out under those work lights.
G D
She don't want diamonds, she don't need much...
Em D C
Just a little more time, a little more touch.
Bm Am D
Lord... it's hard to give love as a blue-collar man.
Solo
G D Em Dm C D
[Verso 2]
G
Saturday smoke from the barbecue pit,
D
Tailgate down where the boys all sit.
Em
Talking 'bout trucks, deerseason and rain,
C
Nobody says when they're carrying pain.
G
She'll call once... I'll say, "Be home soon."
D
Next thing I know it's Sunday afternoon.
Em
That front porch swing keeps rocking alone...
C D
Funny how a full house don't feel like home.
[Refrão]
G D G
It's hard to give love as a blue-collar man.
Em C D
I give her my back... she needs my hands.
G D Em
I bring home a paycheck every Friday night,
D C D
But I leave my heart out under those work lights.
G D
She don't want diamonds, she don't need much...
Em C
Just a little more time, a little more touch.
Am D G
Lord... it's hard to give love as a blue-collar man.
Solo
D | Em | D | Em| C | D
[Ponte]
Em
My old man's hands looked just like mine.
D
Cracked like riverbeds, tough as pine.
G
He built a life... he built it right.
D Em
But Mama cried herself to sleep at night.
C G
Guess some things get handed down...
Am D
Not just the tools... but the silence too.
G G
It's hard to give love as a blue-collar man.
D Em C D
I've been building this world with these two hands.
G D Em
Maybe tonight I'll leave that overtime,
Dm C D
Drive straight home and let the whistle die.
G
Lay these boots beside the door.
D
Hold her like I should've before.
Em D C
'Cause someday this old back won't be strong...
Am
And I pray she's still there
D Em
When the working man's gone.
C
Love don't care
G Am
how hard you work...
D G
Only where you come home.
Outro
D Em C G Am D Em D C D G
How to play Its Hard To Give Love As A Blue
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