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DOWN IN  A  DITCH
Joe Diffie
Dennis Linde
1995, Sony Records
August 17, 2003
[Intro]
F  C  F  C  F
[Verse]
I'm Frunnin' this shovel way Cdown in a ditch
When you're down in a ditch it's a Fsun of a gun
Any fool knows you'll Cnever get rich
When you're down in a ditch
In the FTennessee sun
All I got to show is Cblisters and sweat
Blisters and sweat and Fminimum pay
I'm just tryin' to Cget out of debt
And buddy I bet you I Fmake it someday
Well I Bbwish I was the man with the clipboard
FSittin' in the shade with an RC cola
BbMakin calls on the cellular phone
And Gyellin' down at me to Ckeep my butt movin'
I'm Frunnin' this shovel way Cdown in a ditch
When you're down in a ditch it's a Fsun of a gun
Any fool knows you'll Cnever get rich
When you're down in a ditch
In the FTennessee sun
F C F C F
Some Bbday you'll see me workin' that clipboard
FSittin' in the cab of a cool Silverado
BbTuned in to a country station
GRollin' down the window just to Choller out orders
I'm Frunnin' this shovel way Cdown in a ditch
When you're down in a ditch it's a Fsun of a gun
Any fool knows you'll Cnever get rich
Workin' down in a ditch
In the FTennessee sun
[Key Change]
I'm Grunnin' this shovel way Ddown in a ditch
When you're down in a ditch it's a Gsun of a gun
Any fool knows you'll Dnever get rich
When you're down in a ditch
In the GTennessee Csun
When you're down in a ditch
In the DTennessee Gsun

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Down In A Ditch

by Joe Diffie

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A D

DOWN IN ITCH

Joe Diffie

Dennis Linde

1995, Sony Records

August 17, 2003

[Intro]

F C F C F

[Verse]

F C

I'm runnin' this shovel way down in a ditch

When you're down in a ditch it's a sun of a gun

Any fool knows you'll never get rich

When you're down in a ditch

In the Tennessee sun

All I got to show is blisters and sweat

Blisters and sweat and minimum pay

I'm just tryin' to get out of debt

And buddy I bet you I make it someday

Well I wish I was the man with the clipboard

Sittin' in the shade with an RC cola

Makin calls on the cellular phone

G C

And yellin' down at me to keep my butt movin'

F C

I'm runnin' this shovel way down in a ditch

When you're down in a ditch it's a sun of a gun

Any fool knows you'll never get rich

When you're down in a ditch

In the Tennessee sun

F C F C F

Some day you'll see me workin' that clipboard

Sittin' in the cab of a cool Silverado

Tuned in to a country station

G C

Rollin' down the window just to holler out orders

F C

I'm runnin' this shovel way down in a ditch

When you're down in a ditch it's a sun of a gun

Any fool knows you'll never get rich

Workin' down in a ditch

In the Tennessee sun

[Key Change]

G D

I'm runnin' this shovel way down in a ditch

When you're down in a ditch it's a sun of a gun

Any fool knows you'll never get rich

When you're down in a ditch

G C

In the Tennessee sun

When you're down in a ditch

D G

In the Tennessee sun

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