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It Works For Me - Toby Keith
Album: Unleashed
Writers: Scotty Emerick/Toby Keith
**CAPO 2**
In the brackets ie(D-A-Bm) are little walkdowns in between lines,
one quick strum on each chord then go into next line.
Intro:   D    D9    D(x2)
Never Downed a brand new car never D9worked in a white Dcollar
Never Bmheld a woman longer than I held one single dollar
Never Emwent out chasin' rainbows cause there can't be that much to it
Even Aif I found my Asuspot of gold I'd Aprobably piss right through it
                    D                 D9               D(D-A-Bm)
I can't remember ever wanting for one second of my life
                                               Bm(Bm-A-G)
Even if I did it cost too much to ever pay the price
                                                         G(G-D/F#-Em)
I don't dance out on the dark side ain't no secrets I can tell
So Emyou don't have to say a prayer for Asusme, I just said one for myDself
Chorus:
I'm livin' my Gli-A-fe under Dmy terms
I'm callin' the Gshots as Afar as I can Bmsee
I don't Gowe nobody Anothin' I don't DansweD/F#r to a Gsoul
D/F#Might not wEmork for you,     Abut it wDorks for me
  D    D9   D(x2)
I've been Dbent and bruised and broken and flat D9busted once or Dtwice
I brought Bmmost of it upon myself but I never compromised
My Empride's too hard to swallow so I've chewed a lot of it
Mild Amannered and soft Asushearted and hard Aheaded as you get
                 D                  D9                   D(D-A-Bm)
I live out on the backroads where I walk my country mile
                                                  Bm(Bm-A-G)
And if it's so good in the city why don't anybody smile
                                                       G(G-D/F#-Em)
The traffic's always heavy and the air ain't fit to breathe
I Emain't saying that it's wrong for you Asusit just don't make sense to Dme
REPEAT CHORUS
Chords:
   A=   x02220
Asus=   x02230
  Bm=   x24432(bar chord) or xx4432
   D=   xx0232
  D9=   xx0230
D/F#=   200232 (hold down bottom string with thumb)
  Em=   022000
   G=   320003

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It Works For Me

by Toby Keith

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus

D/F#

It Works For Me - Toby Keith

Album: Unleashed

Writers: Scotty Emerick/Toby Keith

**CAPO 2**

In the brackets ie(D-A-Bm) are little walkdowns in between lines,

one quick strum on each chord then go into next line.

D D9 D

Intro: (x2)

D D9 D

Never owned a brand new car never worked in a white collar

Never held a woman longer than I held one single dollar

Never went out chasin' rainbows cause there can't be that much to it

A Asus A

Even if I found my pot of gold I'd probably piss right through it

D D9 D D A Bm

(--)

I can't remember ever wanting for one second of my life

Bm Bm A G

(--)

Even if I did it cost too much to ever pay the price

G G D/F# Em

(--)

I don't dance out on the dark side ain't no secrets I can tell

Em Asus D

So you don't have to say a prayer for me, I just said one for myself

Chorus:

G A D

I'm livin' my li--fe under my terms

G A Bm

I'm callin' the shots as far as I can see

G A D D/F# G

I don't owe nobody nothin' I don't answer to a soul

D/F# Em A D

Might not work for you, but it works for me

D D9 D

(x2)

D D9 D

I've been bent and bruised and broken and flat busted once or twice

I brought most of it upon myself but I never compromised

My pride's too hard to swallow so I've chewed a lot of it

A Asus A

Mild mannered and soft hearted and hard headed as you get

D D9 D D A Bm

(--)

I live out on the backroads where I walk my country mile

Bm Bm A G

(--)

And if it's so good in the city why don't anybody smile

G G D/F# Em

(--)

The traffic's always heavy and the air ain't fit to breathe

Em Asus D

I ain't saying that it's wrong for you it just don't make sense to me

REPEAT CHORUS

Chords:

= x02220

Asus

= x02230

= x24432(bar chord) or xx4432

= xx0232

= xx0230

D/F#

= 200232 (hold down bottom string with thumb)

= 022000

= 320003

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