The Week of Living Dangerously
Steve Earle
                                                       AWell (x02220@1)I got outa work and I headed for the neighborhood beer joint
        E (022100@1)                                             AI (x02220@1)sat around and had a beer with the boys like I always do
         D (xx0232@1)                                              AWell (x02220@1)I didn't have nothin' to say and well there aint no point
         E (022100@1)                                           AThere's (x02220@1)something about a Monday that always makes me blue
                  A (x02220@1)                                                         AWell (x02220@1)it was way after dark so I knew my wife and kids were waitin'           E (022100@1)         
                                      AAnd (x02220@1)I guess I took aleft (x02210@1)where I generally take aright (x02210@1)                D (xx0232@1)             
                                           AWell (x02220@1)I filled 'er up with gas and checked the oil at the Texaco station     E            
                                                 AI (x02220@1)threw the car seat into the dumpster and headed out into the night

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 D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)       AWoooo-ooo-oo-oo (x02220@1)blue mood.  (moon?)              E (022100@1)                                     
             AThere's (x02220@1)somethin' 'bout a Monday that always makes me blue

        E (022100@1)                              AWell (x02220@1)I headed south on 35 hell bent for Baudo(?)
     E (022100@1)                             AI'd (x02220@1)never had the truck up past 75 before                          D (xx0232@1)                   
                                            AWell (x02220@1)there's something 'bout that little red line always looked so final
       E (022100@1)                                              ABuddy (x02220@1)you'd be surprised how fast a Chevrolet truck can go
        E (022100@1)                                  ANow (x02220@1)in Mexico they got a little place called Boy's Town
        E (022100@1)                                             AWhere (x02220@1)a man is still a man if you know what I'm talkin' about
         D (xx0232@1)                                      AWell (x02220@1)I walked into the Cadillac Bar and I laid my cash down
           E (022100@1)                                                          AI (x02220@1)said "There's plenty more where that came from." And the lights went out

BRIDGE
 D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)         AWoooo-ooo-oo-oo (x02220@1)blue mood.  (moon?)
          E (022100@1)                                          AThere's (x02220@1)somethin' 'bout a Monday that always makes me blue

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        E (022100@1)                                           AWell (x02220@1)I woke up in the county jail across the line in Laredo
         E (022100@1)                                                    AI (x02220@1)had a headache and the deputy was a starin' at me through the door
         D (xx0232@1)                                         AHe (x02220@1)said "how you got across that river alive I don't know,
         E (022100@1)                                                 ABut (x02220@1)you wife just made your bail so now your in her debt for sure."
        E (022100@1)                                                 ANow (x02220@1)my wife she called my boss and she lied so I got my job back
        E (022100@1)                                              AAnd (x02220@1)the boys down at the plant they whisper and stare at me
         D (xx0232@1)                                                   AWell (x02220@1)my wife she finds a lot of little jobs to keep me on the right track
         E (022100@1)                                      AThat's (x02220@1)a small price to pay for a week of living dangerously
  D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)      AWoooo-ooo-ooo-oo (x02220@1)blue me
          E (022100@1)                                     AThat's (x02220@1)a small price to pay for a week of living dangerously
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