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Blue Collar Dreams

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Blue Collar Dreams by Balsam Range
Capo: 4th fret
[Intro]
G   B7   C   A7
G D C G
C D G
[Chorus]
With an aching Gback
Blood, tears and B7sweat
Blue collar Cdreams
Keep me in A7debt
Can't tell you Gwhy
I don't Dleave this old
COne horse town beGhind
My Cgood intentions Dwithered on the Gvine
[Verse 1]
GHustlin' for Dnickles
CI can't save a Gdime
I Ctry to walk that Dstraight and narrow Gline
Well, I Gneed a small vaDcation
But CI ain't got the Gtime
Bright and Cearly I'll be Dback to the Ggrind
[Chorus]
With an aching Gback
Blood, tears and B7sweat
Blue collar Cdreams
Keep me in A7debt
Can't tell you Gwhy
I don't Dleave this old
COne horse town beGhind
My Cgood intentions Dwithered on the Gvine
[Solos]
G   B7   C   A7
G D C G
C D G
[Verse 2]
GPaycheck to Dpaycheck
Ain't the Cway things oughta Gbe
CHard times they Dseem to never Gend
GYesterday the Dgroceries
ToCday I'll pay the Grent
By CFriday all my Dmoney will be Gspent
[Chorus]
With an aching Gback
Blood, tears and B7sweat
Blue collar Cdreams
Keep me in A7debt
Can't tell you Gwhy
I don't Dleave this old
COne horse town beGhind
My Cgood intentions Dwithered on the Gvine
[Solos]
G   B7   C   A7
G D C G
C D G
[Chorus]
With an aching Gback
Blood, tears and B7sweat
Blue collar Cdreams
Keep me in A7debt
Can't tell you Gwhy
I don't Dleave this old
COne horse town beGhind
My Cgood intentions Dwithered on the Gvine
I'll Ckick the can a little Dfurther down the EmlineA7  
My Cgood intentions Dwithered on the Gvine

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Blue Collar Dreams

by Balsam Range

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Blue Collar Dreams by Balsam Range

Capo: 4th fret

[Intro]

G B7 C A7

G D C G

C D G

[Chorus]

With an aching back

Blood, tears and sweat

Blue collar dreams

Keep me in debt

Can't tell you why

I don't leave this old

C G

One horse town behind

C D G

My good intentions withered on the vine

[Verse 1]

G D

Hustlin' for nickles

C G

I can't save a dime

C D G

I try to walk that straight and narrow line

G D

Well, I need a small vacation

C G

But I ain't got the time

C D G

Bright and early I'll be back to the grind

[Chorus]

With an aching back

Blood, tears and sweat

Blue collar dreams

Keep me in debt

Can't tell you why

I don't leave this old

C G

One horse town behind

C D G

My good intentions withered on the vine

[Solos]

G B7 C A7

G D C G

C D G

[Verse 2]

G D

Paycheck to paycheck

C G

Ain't the way things oughta be

C D G

Hard times they seem to never end

G D

Yesterday the groceries

C G

Today I'll pay the rent

C D G

By Friday all my money will be spent

[Chorus]

With an aching back

Blood, tears and sweat

Blue collar dreams

Keep me in debt

Can't tell you why

I don't leave this old

C G

One horse town behind

C D G

My good intentions withered on the vine

[Solos]

G B7 C A7

G D C G

C D G

[Chorus]

With an aching back

Blood, tears and sweat

Blue collar dreams

Keep me in debt

Can't tell you why

I don't leave this old

C G

One horse town behind

C D G

My good intentions withered on the vine

C D Em A7

I'll kick the can a little further down the line

C D G

My good intentions withered on the vine

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