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[Intro]
G D Cadd9 G
G D Cadd9 Cadd9
G D Cadd9 G
G D Cadd9 Cadd9
[Verse 1]
Well Gonce I met a rDich man I wCadd9as just seventGeen
Said mGister howd ya do it you were bDorn a pourman you?re not tCadd9oo different than mGe
                         Em                    D  Cadd9... 
He said son you?ve got to work hard all your life
                       Em                          G  Cadd9...
Then the good luck will hit you right between the eyes
[Chorus]
It takes some dGuct tape and some fDishin? line crEmoss your fingers for the fCadd9irst time
 G...                                   D...
Kick off the ground think you?re doin? good
                           Cadd9                           D  G...
And when it all comes crashing down you did the best you could
[Verse 2]
I said I got a gGood job in a rDock and roll band plCadd9ayin? my guitGar
Got an Gold pa and a rDusted out van I thCadd9ink well go real fGar
                           Em                               D  Cadd9... 
He said whoa now son you?re talking bout a differet kinda life
                                 Em                          G  Cadd9...
But who knows the good luck could hit you right between the eyes
[Chorus]
It takes some dGuct tape and some fDishin? line crEmoss your fingers for the fCadd9irst time
 G...                                   D...
Kick off the ground think you?re doin? good
                           Cadd9                           D  G...
And when it all comes crashing down you did the best you could
[Verse 3]
The mGoral of the story will Dalways ring true whCadd9erever your path may lGead
                           G                      DCadd0       G  
A rich man, a poor man, a writer of the song, a boy of seventeen
[Chorus/Outro]
It takes some dGuct tape and some fDishin? line crEmoss your fingers for the fCadd9irst time
 G...                                   D...
Kick off the ground think you?re doin? good
It takes some dGuct tape and some fDishin? line crEmoss your fingers for the vCadd9ery last time
 G...                                   D...
Kick off the ground think you?re doin? good
                           Cadd9                           D  G...
And when it all comes crashing down you did the best you could
                           Cadd9                           D  G... 
And when it all comes crashing down you did the best you could 

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Duct Tape

by Buster Jiggs

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Cadd9

[Intro]

G D Cadd9 G

G D Cadd9 Cadd9

G D Cadd9 G

G D Cadd9 Cadd9

[Verse 1]

G D Cadd9 G

Well once I met a rich man I was just seventeen

G D Cadd9 G

Said mister howd ya do it you were born a pourman you?re not too different than me

Em D Cadd9

...

He said son you?ve got to work hard all your life

Em G Cadd9

...

Then the good luck will hit you right between the eyes

[Chorus]

G D Em Cadd9

It takes some duct tape and some fishin? line cross your fingers for the first time

G D

... ...

Kick off the ground think you?re doin? good

Cadd9 D G

...

And when it all comes crashing down you did the best you could

[Verse 2]

G D Cadd9 G

I said I got a good job in a rock and roll band playin? my guitar

G D Cadd9 G

Got an old pa and a rusted out van I think well go real far

Em D Cadd9

...

He said whoa now son you?re talking bout a differet kinda life

Em G Cadd9

...

But who knows the good luck could hit you right between the eyes

[Chorus]

G D Em Cadd9

It takes some duct tape and some fishin? line cross your fingers for the first time

G D

... ...

Kick off the ground think you?re doin? good

Cadd9 D G

...

And when it all comes crashing down you did the best you could

[Verse 3]

G D Cadd9 G

The moral of the story will always ring true wherever your path may lead

G D G

Cadd0

A rich man, a poor man, a writer of the song, a boy of seventeen

[Chorus/Outro]

G D Em Cadd9

It takes some duct tape and some fishin? line cross your fingers for the first time

G D

... ...

Kick off the ground think you?re doin? good

G D Em Cadd9

It takes some duct tape and some fishin? line cross your fingers for the very last time

G D

... ...

Kick off the ground think you?re doin? good

Cadd9 D G

...

And when it all comes crashing down you did the best you could

Cadd9 D G

...

And when it all comes crashing down you did the best you could

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