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The Sweet - The Hackensaw Boys
Track 8 - Charismo (2016)
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[Verse 1]
I'm looking for Gwork
GI'm hurtin' for pay
GI looked this Cmorning
CI looked yesterGday
GIf the work don't come
GI cannot Bmstay
BmI looked this Cmorning
CI looked yesterGday
[Verse 2]
GI'm searching for a home
GA place I can be
GWhere I’ll exCist
CQuite simpGly
GI ain't found it yet
GRemains unBmseen
BmI'm searching for a Chome
CA place I can bGe
[Chorus]
GNow if it ain't my sore Emback
EmIt's my aching fGeet
GIf it ain't the Emsalt
EmThen it's the swGeet
GIf it ain't enough Amrest
AmIt's too much sEmleep
EmIf the salt don't Ckill me
CIt'll be the sGweet
[Solo]
G
C
G
Bm
C
G
[Verse 3]
A lot of people Gtalk
GThey'll tell you what's right
GAdvise you to Crun
COr force you to Gfight
GA lot of people talk
GOh to hear what they'll Bmsay
BmA lot of people tCalking
CNo one's listening aGnyway
[Chorus]
GNow if it ain't my sore Emback
EmIt's my aching fGeet
GIf it ain't the Emsalt
EmThen it's the swGeet
GIf it ain't enough Amrest
AmIt's too much sEmleep
EmIf the salt don't Ckill me
CIt'll be the sGweet
GIf the salt don't Ckill me
CIt'll be the sGweet
C             G

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The Sweet

by The Hackensaw Boys

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The Sweet - The Hackensaw Boys

Track 8 - Charismo (2016)

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[Verse 1]

I'm looking for work

I'm hurtin' for pay

G C

I looked this morning

C G

I looked yesterday

If the work don't come

G Bm

I cannot stay

Bm C

I looked this morning

C G

I looked yesterday

[Verse 2]

I'm searching for a home

A place I can be

G C

Where I’ll exist

C G

Quite simply

I ain't found it yet

G Bm

Remains unseen

Bm C

I'm searching for a home

C G

A place I can be

[Chorus]

G Em

Now if it ain't my sore back

Em G

It's my aching feet

G Em

If it ain't the salt

Em G

Then it's the sweet

G Am

If it ain't enough rest

Am Em

It's too much sleep

Em C

If the salt don't kill me

C G

It'll be the sweet

[Solo]

[Verse 3]

A lot of people talk

They'll tell you what's right

G C

Advise you to run

C G

Or force you to fight

A lot of people talk

G Bm

Oh to hear what they'll say

Bm C

A lot of people talking

C G

No one's listening anyway

[Chorus]

G Em

Now if it ain't my sore back

Em G

It's my aching feet

G Em

If it ain't the salt

Em G

Then it's the sweet

G Am

If it ain't enough rest

Am Em

It's too much sleep

Em C

If the salt don't kill me

C G

It'll be the sweet

G C

If the salt don't kill me

C G

It'll be the sweet

C G

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