Backbone Job Keith Whitley
[G]WELL IM NOT LOOKIN FOR AN OCCUPATION, [C7]I JUST WANNA GO [G]HOME
THEYRE HOLDIN ME A TICKET AT THE GREYHOUND STATION, [C7]IM STILL PAYIN [G]ON
I [C7]NEVER LEARNED TO [G]SELL FOLKS NOTHIN, I [C7]WASNT RAISED TO STEAL OR [D]ROB
IM LOOKIN FOR A [G]BACKBONE JOB[C] [D] [G]
CHORUS:
I CAN [C]PICK AND SHOVEL, I CAN [C7]HANG DRYWAYLL
SWING A [G]NINE POUND HAMMER, PULL A [D]CROSS-CUT [G]SAW
A P[C]OST-HOLE DIGGER OR [C7]BARBWIRE STRAND
I [D]DONT MIND WORK, BUT IM A[C] BACKBONE MAN
SOLO
IM NOT DUMB BUT I AINT BEEN TO COLLEGE, I NEVER GOT THE FIRST DEGREE
AND NOW-A-DAYS EVERYBODY'S MAKIN A LIVIN, TAPPIN ON THE T.V. SCREEN
NOW IM DOWN ON A MANS WHITE COLLAR, I DONT MEAN TO BE A SNOB
IM JUST-A LOOKIN FOR A BACKBONE JOB
REPEAT CHORUS
WELL IM NOT LOOKIN FOR AN OCCUPATION, I JUST WANNA GO HOME
THEYRE HOLDIN ME A TICKET AT THE GREYHOUND STATION, IM STILL PAYIN ON
I NEVER LEARNED TO SELL FOLKS NOTHIN, I WASNT RAISED TO STEAL AND ROB
IM LOOKIN FOR A BACKBONE JOB
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