Intro: F  C  F  C  F 

    F                       C 
I'm runnin' this shovel way down in a ditch
                                   F 
When you're down in a ditch it's a sun of a gun
                      C 
Any fool knows you'll never get rich
 
When you're down in a ditch 
       F
In the Tennessee sun 
                     C
All I got to show is blisters and sweat 
                       F
Blisters and sweat and minimum pay
                   C 
I'm just tryin' to get out of debt 
                      F
And buddy I bet you I make it someday 
       Bb
Well I wish I was the man with the clipboard 
F
Sittin' in the shade with an RC cola 
Bb
Makin calls on the cellular phone 
    G                     C
And yellin' down at me to keep my butt movin' 
    F                       C
I'm runnin' this shovel way down in a ditch 
                                   F
When you're down in a ditch it's a sun of a gun 
                      C
Any fool knows you'll never get rich 

When you're down in a ditch 
       F
In the Tennessee sun 
F  C  F  C  F 
 
    Bb
Someday you'll see me workin' that clipboard 
F
Sittin' in the cab of a cool Silverado 
Bb
Tuned in to a country station 
G                               C
Rollin' down the window just to holler out orders 
    F                       C
I'm runnin' this shovel way down in a ditch 
                                   F
When you're down in a ditch it's a sun of a gun 
                      C
Any fool knows you'll never get rich 

Workin' down in a ditch 
       F
In the Tennessee sun 
 
--Key Change-- 
    G                       D
I'm runnin' this shovel way down in a ditch 
                                   G
When you're down in a ditch it's a sun of a gun 
                      D
Any fool knows you'll never get rich 

When you're down in a ditch 
       G         C
In the Tennessee sun 

When you're down in a ditch 
       D         G
In the Tennessee sun 
 
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