Intro: C F G C Am F G If I had my own way, you?d be with me here today C Am F But I rarely have my own way, I guess that?s why you ain?t here with me G today Am G F And the librarian said: Am G F "You can?t buy no respect" Am G F I said: "Hey lady, what can you expect Am G C F G C F G when I?m lyin? on the floor?" C Am F G You?re a lovely lady but you don?t wanna be no girl of mine C Am F G and the only thing you ever did for me was help me waste my time Am G F And I saw you at the funeral Am G F You were standing there like a temple Am G F I said: "Hi, how are you? Hello" Am G C F G C F G C F G and I pulled up a casket and crawled in????Yes I did! C G Am Em Climbed up a mountain and I looked around F C G some Kind Of Circus with all them clowns C G Am Em I said: "Hey wait a minute. Can we slow down a bit?" F C G And I almost got hit by a truck C G Am Em Well it just goes to show you that we?re all on our own F C G Scrounging for our own share of good luck C G Am Em stab your brother in the back F G F G C F G C F G C and pick up your paycheck C Am F G Goodbye lonely heart Jolene, you never did work anyhow C Am F G I?m lookin? for a nice girl, and I don?t want no cow Am G F I?m heading out west Am G F gonna find me the best Am G F ?cause I played the game, but I failed the test Am G C F G C If I can?t be a lover, then I?ll be a pest
