Intro D5 G5 D5 G5 E5 C5 G5 D5 D5 G5 D5 G5 E5 C5 G5 D5 D5 G5 I got the news just last evening D5 G5 Matilda was taking off her shoes E5 C5 Her mamma brought me a cup of coffee G5 D5 I was getting' old but I couldn't lose D5 G5 Get up at five to watch the sun rise D5 G5 Matilda's wearing that funny smirk E5 C5 I say goodbye for the last time G5 D5 Grab my gun and go to work C5 G5 Forty years on the machine line D5 G5 You got yours, I got what's mine C5 G5 And mister, won't you tell me why E5 D5 you set me free C5 G5 Oh, Matilda grab the keys and wine A5 C5 C5 And meet me further down the line G5 E5 D5 In Paducah or the hills of Bowling Green Drive to the corner of 1st and Crescent Park my car in the boss' spot Seems my cut was always less than What he done and what he got Go to his office and kick the door in Stuff like that don't matter now I say, ?Dyin' ain't much of a livin' And it don't pay much anyhow (Chorus) (Solo) Now it's RPM's and bourbon Took Charlie's car and hit the road And now I'm runnin' with the shadows And the ghost of old Tom Joad Well, they caught me five miles from Springfield The authorities, they took me down And though the DA says he's gonna kill me I think I'm quite alright for now Chorus