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Play Intro with alternating bass line D-A-D-A and then walk up to G
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
GI'm five drinks in Ahere in the Dcorner
GI'm buying Arounds for the foDols
GTheir standing therAe, drBminking theiDr beer
GA Roomful of meAn who do noDthing
[Verse 2]
GThe joy in the Atavern has Dgone now
GThe wife that I lovAed she's moDved on
GI'm not in Ademand, I aBmin't got a Dplan
GI am a mAan who does Dnothing
[Chorus]
BmBut it seems You Ddon't wanna be 
BmAnd it seems, you Ddon't care
GI can't amenAds, I don'Bmt make no sDense
GI am a man Awho does nDothing
[Verse 3]
GAll of the hearAtache has mDoved in 
GAll of the lies theAy've been fDound
GI'm falling Adown, I caBmn't make a Dsound
GI am a mAan who does Dnothing
[Chorus]
BmBut it seems You Ddon't wanna be 
BmAnd it seems, you Ddon't care
BmBut it seems You Ddon't wanna be 
  BmAnd it seems, yoDu don't care
[Bridge]
GI'm drunk onAce again, BmI ain't got Da cent
GI'm high all the Atime, I Bmcan't fall in Dline
GI am a man Awho does Bmnothing
GI am a mAan who does Dnothing
[Guitar Outro using verse chords] 
G   A   D   G   A   D
G   A   Bm  D
G   A   Bm  D

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Man Who Does Nothing

by Matt York

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Play Intro with alternating bass line D-A-D-A and then walk up to G

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G A D

I'm five drinks in here in the corner

G A D

I'm buying rounds for the fools

G A Bm D

Their standing there, drinking their beer

G A D

A Roomful of men who do nothing

[Verse 2]

G A D

The joy in the tavern has gone now

G A D

The wife that I loved she's moved on

G A Bm D

I'm not in demand, I ain't got a plan

G A D

I am a man who does nothing

[Chorus]

Bm D

But it seems You don't wanna be

Bm D

And it seems, you don't care

G A Bm D

I can't amends, I don't make no sense

G A D

I am a man who does nothing

[Verse 3]

G A D

All of the heartache has moved in

G A D

All of the lies they've been found

G A Bm D

I'm falling down, I can't make a sound

G A D

I am a man who does nothing

[Chorus]

Bm D

But it seems You don't wanna be

Bm D

And it seems, you don't care

Bm D

But it seems You don't wanna be

Bm D

And it seems, you don't care

[Bridge]

G A Bm D

I'm drunk once again, I ain't got a cent

G A Bm D

I'm high all the time, I can't fall in line

G A Bm

I am a man who does nothing

G A D

I am a man who does nothing

[Guitar Outro using verse chords]

G A D G A D

G A Bm D

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