Lucky Break

Intro: C  G  D  Em  C  G  D  Dsus (a pinky to accent the chords is used throughout)

Em              G     D                 Em
I took a little fall, snapped one of my bones
Em             G         D               Em
Now I ain't at work, no, now I'm here at home
Em         G            D          Em
A guy like me don't get many lucky breaks
Em                G            D                Em
So when he gets a good one, he grabs all he can take
C      G       D      Em
I fell down so here I lay
        C         G            D
Got the workman's comp so everything's okay

C  G  D  Em  C  G  D  Dsus

Em                   G          D        Em
Can't do nothing for myself, my baby's upset
          Em        G            D              Em
Says if I don't get better she's gonna break my neck
        Em          G       D                 Em
But I'm sleeping in late, I just say what the heck
           Em         G          D                Em
This is my dream come true, doin nothing gettin a check

C      G       D      Em
I fell down so here I lay
        C         G            D
Got the workman's comp so everything's okay

Solo: (coming soon; rhythmically play the intro/chorus progression twice) 


C        G               D         Em
Somebody else to put the sheetrock up
G        G             D       
Somebody else from the working class
C        G       D         Em
Somebody else to get up at dawn
C         G              D
Everybody else, you just kiss my ass

         Em         G        D             Em
I'm just day to day guy, got no retirement plan
        Em          G            D                   Em 
Working til my body gives out, a small town laborin' man
      Em         G             D             Em
I got lucky this time with the right diamond joe
            Em            G               D          Em
If this had happened last month, no compensation, no dough

C      G       D      Em
I fell down so here I lay
        C         G            D          Em
Got the workman's comp so everything's okay

C      G       D      Em
I fell down so here I lay
        C         G            D          Em
Got the workman's comp so everything's okay

C      G       D      Em
I fell down so here I lay
        C         G            D
Got the workman's comp so everything's okay

C  G  D  Em  C  G  D  Dsus

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