Key: E5

Tuning: Standard EADGBe



Intro: E5 - A5 - D5 - A- x4


Verse 1:
      E5        A5           D5     A5
I'm a poor boy born in the rubble
E5           A5                D5   A5
Some say my manners aint the best
    E5                      A5
and some of my friends are in 
         D5      A5
a little bit of trouble
    E5            A5
And some say i'm no 
                D5   A5
better than the rest


Chorus 1:
But tell your 
B5                  C5
momma and your papa
B5           B(hold)
  Sometimes good guys 
          E5 - A5 - D5 - A- x2
dont wear white


Verse 2:
     E5  A5       D5   A5
Everyday I work hard
   E5        A5 
At Night I spend 
  D5        A5
a restless time
          E5        A5
But those rich kids and
         D5         A5
all that lazy money
      E5      A5         D5   A5
can't hold a candle to mine


(Repeat chorus 1)


Bridge:
G5
Good guys bad guys
C5
Which is which?
    G5
The white collar worker
       C5
Or the digger of the ditch?
    G5
and who's to say who's 
    C5
the better man?
          B5
when I've always done
the best I can
       E5 - A5 - D5 - A- x2
best I can


Verse 3:
    E5        A5         D5         A5  
The bald head with the dirty mind
         E5         A5
ah those messed up chicks
       D5             A5
of the changing times
E5          A5    D5          A5
White Girls and easy living
E5            A5    D5
Can't replace the love 
          A5
that I've given


Chorus 2:
But tell your 
B5                  C5
momma and your papa
B5           B(hold)
  Sometimes good guys 
          E5 - A5
dont wear white
D5      A5          E5    A5
  they don't wear white
D5      A5          E5    A5
  they don't wear white
D5      A5          E5    A5
  they don't wear white
D5      A5          A(hold)
  they don't wear white