Verse 1CBbWhen the fAmoreman came, he heFlped me understCand.Bb
That my destAminy was mortar in the Almighty's haCndBb
Then they shipped my Amass and they worked me pFlace to place
CBbThen delivered me Fin the combines as a wCard of the sDmtate
ChorusMm, C/Ecome to find me
I'm hFere today but don't belong
I'm working 'til the debt is gone
GmThe upside of it
DmThe upside of it
CBut in a mDmost famiC/Eliar way
I'm beFgging you to understand
I try to be a decent man
GmThe upside of it
DmThe upside of iCtVerse 2NCight work shaBbttered me with ovFertime and they fined me
WChite kids say they symBbpathize
But they're afrFaid to look me in the eCyes.Bb
Up, up, up, up, up in the sky some place
CBbI got treasures up in heFaven and the state just takes the rest
Verse 3CBbI been working at the sawmill down in Kinleith for some time
CBbI'm gonna save for my own furniture and kitchen down the line
CBbBut they make it hard to pay for things outside of cigarettes
CBbMm, it's just the jobs we're in, well, alright then, and amen
ChorusDmCC/Eome to find me
I'm hFere today but don't belong
I'm working 'til the debt is gone
AmThe upside of it
DmThe upside of iCt
And in a mDmost fC/Eamiliar way
I'm beFgging you to understand
I try to be a decent man
TAmhe upside of it
DmThe upside of iCtBridgeIn the uGmnrelieved serFenity back hBbomeC.
I wGmonder Amhow they talk of Bbme
Do I sGmend the caFrd with mountains oBbn?C
Or the Gmone with all the riCot police?
BbI don't open doors for the uCniform
GmSkulking sAmhadows that bBbreak in at the dawn time to hCaul us aGmway
Do you kAmnow how it feBbels?
I cCan reGmcite every lAmibel and teBbrrible thing I geCt
Gm'Cause I built this plCaceChorusDmAlC/Erighty
I'm heFre until I don't belong
I'm working 'til the debt is gone
GmThe upside of it
DmThe upside of iCt
And in a mDmost faC/Emiliar way
I'm bFegging you to understand
I try to be a decent man
GmThe upside of it
DmThe upside of iCtOutroDmC/EF.
GmThe upside of it
DmThe upside of Cit
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