C7                        F7
What can a poor man do, you know when the blues keep bothering
        C7
him around
F7                                    D7/F#
What can a poor man do, you know when the blues keep bothering
      C7
him around
G7                              F7
Give him a half pint of good liquor,
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and sit down and drink it all down

You know, sometimes I feel,
I feel like drinkin' me some gasoline
You know, sometimes I feel,
I feel like drinkin' me some gasoline
Strikin' me a match and blow myself up in steam

I feel I'm gonna move on back down south,
you know where the water tastes like cherry wine
I feel I'm gonna move on back down south,
you know where the water tastes like cherry wine
Because this crap of whiskey and water tastes to me like turpentine