Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man chords by Travis Tritt

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
A               D
All around I hear the sound of money
A         E7      A
But I ain't got a nickel to my name
A        D        A
And everywhere I look I see temptation
A          E7         A
She stands on every corner and calls my name

Chorus:
A       D
Now won't you tell me if you can
         A
'Cause life's so hard to understand
     E7
Why's the rich man busy dancing
     A
While the poor man pays the band
      D       A
Oh they're billing me for killing me
E7               A
Lord have mercy on the working man


Verse 2:
A        D        A
Uncle Sam's got his hands in my pockets
A             E7       A
And he helps himself each time he needs a dime
A        D        A
Them politicians treat me like a mushroom
A          E7           A
'Cause they feed me bull and keep me in the blind

Chorus:
A       D
Now won't you tell me if you can
         A
'Cause life's so hard to understand
     E7
Why's the rich man busy dancing
     A
While the poor man pays the band
      D       A
Oh they're billing me for killing me
E7               A
Lord have mercy on the working man

Break:
A D
A
E E7
A
D A
E7 A

Verse 3:
A       D        A
Hey St. Peter look down for a minute
A          E7      A
And see this little man about to drown
A           D         A
There's quicksand all around and man I'm in it
A           E7       A
Please help me up Lord cause I'm going down

Chorus:

A       D
Now won't you tell me if you can
         A
'Cause life's so hard to understand
     E7
Why's the rich man busy dancing
     A
While the poor man pays the band
      D       A
Oh they're billing me for killing me
E     E7          A
Lord have mercy on the working man

Chorus:
A     D
Won't you tell me if you can
         A
'Cause life's so hard to understand
     E    E7
Why's the fat man busy dancing
     A
While the thin man pays the band
      D       A
Oh they're billing me for killing me
E7               A
Lord have mercy on the working man
    E               A
Please Lord have mercy on the working man
    E               D    A
Please Lord have mercy on the working man