A Workin Man Cant Get Nowhere Today

a workin man cant get nowhere today D G D for years i’ve been bustin my rear to make a living but it aint made D A for years i’ve been trying to pay off my bills but they aint paid D D7 i owe every dime i make to every soul i know G the higher up i reach the farther down i go D G this old broken back of mine is all i’ve got to show D A D and anyway , a workin man cant get nowhere today D lord the workin man cant get nowhere today D A a workin man aint got no time to play D G today i worked my fannie off and leave it lay D A D a workin man can’t get no where today i pay my income tax and the gov’t gives back what i got comin , lawd but it aint much i pay my child support cause i’m a law A - bidin sort and an easy touch lord , i starve myself to death trying to keep my family fed i keep my budget tight trying to get myself ahead but im still knee deep in debt the day that i fall dead thats why i say , lord the workin man cant get nowhere today Chorus