Lemon Drop

Capo 3

AMy (x02220@1)muffler's tied on with a guitar string
      DI (xx0232@1)owe $7000 to a bank machine
A (x02220@1)                          E'Fore (022100@1)this car is ever really mine

ABut (x02220@1)some fine day I'll drive her downtown
 DGet (xx0232@1)a burger and fries and a royal crown
 A (x02220@1)                          EThankin' (022100@1)God that I'll never have to pay another dime

Chorus: 
 DMy (xx0232@1)life is like a lemon drop
AI'm (x02220@1)suckin' on the bitter to get to the sweet part
E (022100@1)                        AI (x02220@1)know there are better days ahead

A (x02220@1)I got dirty shirts and worn out jeans
DI (xx0232@1)owe two dozen quarters to a washing machine
A (x02220@1)                          E'Fore (022100@1)these clothes'll ever really shine
ABut (x02220@1)I got me a man who just don't care
DIf (xx0232@1)his little darlin's got underwear
A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)                     AI (x02220@1)know someday I'm gonna be his wife

Chorus

EI (022100@1)got thrift store curtains in the windows of my home
AI'm (x02220@1)payin' for a house that the landlord owns
EBought (022100@1)a TV on a credit card
AIt'll (x02220@1)take me ten years to pay it off
DBut (xx0232@1)some fine day I'll be drinkin' a beer
AIn (x02220@1)a big backyard I own free and clear
E (022100@1)                             AOh (x02220@1)I know there's better days ahead

ASo (x02220@1)I'll play my hopes and play my dreams
DJust (xx0232@1)like two coins in a slot machine
A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)                             A (x02220@1)Sayin' glory hallelujah if everything works out fine

Chorus

DMy (xx0232@1)life is like a lemon drop
AI'm (x02220@1)suckin' on the bitter to get to the sweet part
E (022100@1)                        ALord (x02220@1)I know there are better days ahead

Thank God!