Day Work Blues

from Least Bad of Humbleman 1984-2009 by Humbleman Band

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lyrics

From "Live In Philly" (2002)
Recorded at the Mermaid Inn

'Day work Blues'
c. g. cooper

|Am7 - - - | - - Bm7 - |
I work all day cleaning other folks homes 'till
I'm too damm tired to clean my own
I work for what might be decent pay 'till
The agency man takes his cut away
|CM7 - - - |Em7 - - - - |Am7 - - - |Cm7 (bass notes E G A |
Sometimes I get sick of paying dues, I got the day work blues.

A bus ride home to my neighborhood,
I see my folks, they start to make me feel good
But abandoned homes where my friends once lived
Are telling me that soon something's got to give
Got to give, got to break, got to find a way to shake these day work blues

Solo over one verse

When it's time to take my rest
I hope I'll say I tried my best
I'd never take more then I'd give
And that the world's a little better for my having lived
I had good friends stand by my side, and I somehow survived the day work blues

Coda: ( transitional chords fall on "4" "and" )
| Am7 - - - | - - Bm7 Cm7 Bm7 | Bbm7 - - - | - - - Bm7 Bbm7 |
…Day work blues
|Am7 - - - | Bm7 (bass notes E G A | Am7 ||

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from Least Bad of Humbleman 1984-2009, released July 25, 2009
Musicians:
Wain Ballard: guitar,
Buck Buchanan: drums
Charlie Cooper: guitar, vocal
Jack Kinslow: bass
Recorded at The Mermaid Inn

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