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Cant Cash My Checks

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[Verse 1]
GI'm up every morning before the Csunshine
comes rolling iGn
When that rooster starts crowing it just
reminds Cme that I need to feed hDim
     C/GEvery day is the same
     Gbut every day is different
'cause every daCy I grow deeper in debDt
[Chorus]
And you can't cash my cC/Ghecks
And you can't feel this Ghunger
You can push me Finto the wateCr
but you can't hold me Dunder
You can bring me C/Gdown
but you can't make me EmbegC  
You can take my GwordD  
but you can't cash my checGks
[Verse 2]
GIt's so hard to stay honest in a world Cthat's
headed to heGll
You can't make a good living these days 'Ccause
the truth just don't Dsell
So if you C/Ggo out my back doorG  
just over the hill
YCou'll see all these plants
that's been Dpaying my bills
[Chorus]
But you can't cash my C/Gchecks
And you can't feel this Ghunger
You can push me Finto cold wateCr
but you can't hold me Dunder
You can bring me C/Gdown
but you can't make me EmbegC  
You can take my GwordD  
but you can't cash my cheGcks
[Solo]
F C G
F C D
[Chorus]
C/GYou can bring me down
but you can't make me EmbegC  
You can take my GwordD  
but you can't cash my cGhecks
You can take my GwordD  
but you can't cash my cGhecks
[Outro/Solo]
F C G

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Cant Cash My Checks

by Jamey Johnson

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C/G

[Verse 1]

G C

I'm up every morning before the sunshine

comes rolling in

When that rooster starts crowing it just

C D

reminds me that I need to feed him

C/G

Every day is the same

but every day is different

C D

'cause every day I grow deeper in debt

[Chorus]

C/G

And you can't cash my checks

And you can't feel this hunger

F C

You can push me into the water

but you can't hold me under

C/G

You can bring me down

Em C

but you can't make me beg

G D

You can take my word

but you can't cash my checks

[Verse 2]

G C

It's so hard to stay honest in a world that's

headed to hell

You can't make a good living these days 'cause

the truth just don't sell

C/G G

So if you go out my back door

just over the hill

You'll see all these plants

that's been paying my bills

[Chorus]

C/G

But you can't cash my checks

And you can't feel this hunger

F C

You can push me into cold water

but you can't hold me under

C/G

You can bring me down

Em C

but you can't make me beg

G D

You can take my word

but you can't cash my checks

[Solo]

F C G

F C D

[Chorus]

C/G

You can bring me down

Em C

but you can't make me beg

G D

You can take my word

but you can't cash my checks

G D

You can take my word

but you can't cash my checks

[Outro/Solo]

F C G

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