Verse 1:
                       F#I (244322@1)asked God for a good job
               BmHe (x24432@1)put me on a plane
               AHe (x02220@1)put me on a plane
                         F#All (244322@1)of the people that I love
                    BmThe (x24432@1)people that I'm from
          D (xx0232@1)        E (022100@1)          AOffered (x02220@1)a hm-yodelehihoo-yodeliehiha

Chorus 1:
                           BmI'm (x24432@1)off, I'm packin' dirty clothes
               F#Sleepin' (244322@1)in my coat
            A(bar (x02220@1)chord)
Eatin' in a car
            Dm(bar (xx0231@1)chord)
Livin' in a bar
   A (x02220@1)       C (x32010@1)            EOh (022100@1)goodness, ain't that the way?

Verse 2:
I asked God for a, a good man
But I forgot to say
I wanna see him every day
I tried to remember that goose poop on
Even if it's swingin', oh
It's never fast as you ho-o-o-hoooope

Chorus 2:
The neighbor baby in the sun
Gettin' dirty in the mud
The washin' on a wire
Potatoes in a tire?
Oh goodness, ain't that the way?

Instrumental verse

Chorus 3:
If you got honey in the cup
Liqueur in the mug
Water on the stove
Sugar on the phone
Oh goodness, ain't that the way?
Ain't that the way?
Ain't that the way?

Bridge/outro
               AYou're (x02220@1)on your own
You're on your way home
                    F#New (244322@1)racuter? on the radio
You're cookin' for one
                EHere (022100@1)watching a home video
And here in the distance
            AHere (x02220@1)in the miss you
Fonder and fonder I go

[repeat last part indefinitely]