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Maximum Living On A Minimum Wage

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Capo 1
  C332010
  Fx33210
  Dxx0232
  G320001
 Amx03320
[Verse 1]
My ole tCruck needs a starter and it's gFaspin' for water
And Dit keeps runnin' hot and out of Gtime
My wCife's home a waitin' for Fmoney to buy the bacon
And DI just called her up with my last Gdime
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep hFopin' for the better Cthings keep gettin' worse
EInflation's takin' more than I can Ammake
When you can't Fpay for what you're buyin' it's Cnot really Flyin'
It's just mCaximum livin' on a minimum Gwage
[Chorus]
FMaximum livin' on a Cminimum wage
Ninety dollar bills and tDhirty dollar Gdays
Lawd it's nCot that I Fdon't wanna get them Cbill collectors Fpaid
It's this Cmaximum livin' on a Gminimum Cwage
[Verse 2]
The Cbaby needs some new shoes and tFhey just passed a new rule
That tDhey won't let me have no oGvertime
They're cCuttin' off the power looks lFike everything that's ours
DBelongs to someone else when we're Gbehind
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep hFopin' for the better Cthings keep gettin' worse
EInflation's takin' more than I can Ammake
When you can't Fpay for what you're buyin' it's Cnot really Flyin'
It's just mCaximum livin' on a minimum Gwage
[Chorus]
FMaximum livin' on a Cminimum wage
Ninety dollar bills and tDhirty dollar Gdays
Lawd it's nCot that I Fdon't wanna get them Cbill collectors Fpaid
It's this Cmaximum livin' on a Gminimum Cwage
FMaximum livin' on a Cminimum wage
Ninety dollar bills and tDhirty dollar Gdays
Lawd it's nCot that I Fdon't wanna get them Cbill collectors Fpaid
It's this Cmaximum livin' on a Gminimum Cwage

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Maximum Living On A Minimum Wage

by Mel McDaniel

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

332010

x33210

xx0232

320001

x03320

[Verse 1]

C F

My ole truck needs a starter and it's gaspin' for water

D G

And it keeps runnin' hot and out of time

C F

My wife's home a waitin' for money to buy the bacon

D G

And I just called her up with my last dime

[Pre-Chorus]

F C

I keep hopin' for the better things keep gettin' worse

E Am

Inflation's takin' more than I can make

F C F

When you can't pay for what you're buyin' it's not really lyin'

C G

It's just maximum livin' on a minimum wage

[Chorus]

F C

Maximum livin' on a minimum wage

D G

Ninety dollar bills and thirty dollar days

C F C F

Lawd it's not that I don't wanna get them bill collectors paid

C G C

It's this maximum livin' on a minimum wage

[Verse 2]

C F

The baby needs some new shoes and they just passed a new rule

D G

That they won't let me have no overtime

C F

They're cuttin' off the power looks like everything that's ours

D G

Belongs to someone else when we're behind

[Pre-Chorus]

F C

I keep hopin' for the better things keep gettin' worse

E Am

Inflation's takin' more than I can make

F C F

When you can't pay for what you're buyin' it's not really lyin'

C G

It's just maximum livin' on a minimum wage

[Chorus]

F C

Maximum livin' on a minimum wage

D G

Ninety dollar bills and thirty dollar days

C F C F

Lawd it's not that I don't wanna get them bill collectors paid

C G C

It's this maximum livin' on a minimum wage

F C

Maximum livin' on a minimum wage

D G

Ninety dollar bills and thirty dollar days

C F C F

Lawd it's not that I don't wanna get them bill collectors paid

C G C

It's this maximum livin' on a minimum wage

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