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Beggars And Mules

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[Chords]
  Cx32010
  F133211
  G320033
 Amx02210
[Verse]
CI always did like Gmusic and I Amalways did like Fwine
CI always liked em Gbest when they was AmmineF  
CI’d heard enough of NashGville to give a Amhappy man the Fblues
CSo I took a job for noGthing as a Ambeggar and a FmuleC  G  C  
[Pre-Chorus]
And I hauFled my cart and guCitar
And I stFood outside the doCors
Singin’: “LiFsten to me, liCsten . . .
            G            G-- 
Won’t you listen to me, sir?
[Chorus]
Well fuck Cthat cause I’ve got Gtoo much pride
Fuck Cthat cause I got Fclear
And fuck Cthem that got no Gheart at all
Or the Fballs to trust their Cears
[Verse]
CI sat upon the sideGwalks and I Amsaddled up my Fsides
CI chewed my cud and Gwashed it down with AmprideF  
CCatnip and barleyGcorn, and made Amready for the Fshow
CWhere I lost myself in stGories of the haAmrd luck and moFroseC  G  C  
[Pre-Chorus]
And peoFple pitched me penCnies
And they Fpounded on the Cglass
Then they Fleft to see the Cpainted man
        G              G-- 
And I left to pack my ass
[Chorus]
Well good Cgoddamn another eGmpty town
GodCdamn another Fshell
GodCdamn cause when I Gride back home
I’m a stFranger there as Cwell
[Verse]
CI can’t say that they weGren’t good to me, I can’t Amsay that they weren’t kFind
CIt’s more the way they weGighted down my AmmindF  
CIt’s more the lack of digGnity and the husAmtle and the houFnds
CTo have to take your hGat off just to lAmay it on the groFundC  G  C  
[Pre-Chorus]
It was neFver for the mConey
Or the whiFstles and appClause
And I Fwill not tip my Chat
           G               G--
Unless you sing me back a song
[Chorus]
So God Cbless the sound of Gmusic
God Cbless the golden Frule
That’s why Call my friends are Gbeggars
And Call my friends are Fmules
That’s why Call my friends are Gbeggars
And Call my friends are Fmules
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Beggars And Mules

by Danny Schmidt

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Chords]

x32010

133211

320033

x02210

[Verse]

C G Am F

I always did like music and I always did like wine

C G Am F

I always liked em best when they was mine

C G Am F

I’d heard enough of Nashville to give a happy man the blues

C G Am F C G C

So I took a job for nothing as a beggar and a mule

[Pre-Chorus]

F C

And I hauled my cart and guitar

F C

And I stood outside the doors

F C

Singin’: “Listen to me, listen . . .

G G--

Won’t you listen to me, sir?

[Chorus]

C G

Well fuck that cause I’ve got too much pride

C F

Fuck that cause I got clear

C G

And fuck them that got no heart at all

F C

Or the balls to trust their ears

[Verse]

C G Am F

I sat upon the sidewalks and I saddled up my sides

C G Am F

I chewed my cud and washed it down with pride

C G Am F

Catnip and barleycorn, and made ready for the show

C G Am F C G C

Where I lost myself in stories of the hard luck and morose

[Pre-Chorus]

F C

And people pitched me pennies

F C

And they pounded on the glass

F C

Then they left to see the painted man

G G--

And I left to pack my ass

[Chorus]

C G

Well good goddamn another empty town

C F

Goddamn another shell

C G

Goddamn cause when I ride back home

F C

I’m a stranger there as well

[Verse]

C G Am F

I can’t say that they weren’t good to me, I can’t say that they weren’t kind

C G Am F

It’s more the way they weighted down my mind

C G Am F

It’s more the lack of dignity and the hustle and the hounds

C G Am F C G C

To have to take your hat off just to lay it on the ground

[Pre-Chorus]

F C

It was never for the money

F C

Or the whistles and applause

F C

And I will not tip my hat

G G--

Unless you sing me back a song

[Chorus]

C G

So God bless the sound of music

C F

God bless the golden rule

C G

That’s why all my friends are beggars

C F

And all my friends are mules

C G

That’s why all my friends are beggars

C F

And all my friends are mules

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-- Let Chord Ring

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