Artist: | Greg Brown (English) |
User: | Tony |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 28 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
Just A Bum By Greg Brown
Intro
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Bright
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I saw a man, he's a well-dressed man,
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He had a tan from the Yucatan
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He had a car, he looked like a star, I
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said, Hey, don't I know who you are
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But when he glanced into my eyes, I saw
yes I saw was such a big surprise
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He was afraid that he's just a bum ,
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Someday when all his stuff is gone
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and he's left without a dime
Time ain't money when all ya got is
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time,
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And you can see him standin on the
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corner with a nine-day beard and
his bright red eyes
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I know a guy, he's a pal of mine, I
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say, hey. He say, I'm doin fine
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I'm movin up the ladder, rung rung
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rung, I'm gonna get my million
while I am still young
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But at night when he's had a few, His
eyes say different than his tongue
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They say I'm afraid that I'm just a
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bum, Someday when all my stuff is
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gone and I'm left without a dime
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Time ain't money when all ya got is
time
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And you can see me standin on the
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corner with a nine-day beard and
my bright red eyes
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Goin hey, hey hey hey hey, come on and
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listen to my story, hey, hey hey hey
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hey, ah hey
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Some people live to work, work to live,
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Any little tremble and the earth might
give
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Ya can't hide it in a Volvo or a London
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Fog, Can't hide it in a mansion with
an imported dog
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No matter how we plan and rehearse,
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we're at a pink slip's mercy in a
paper universe
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They say we’re afraid that we’re just a
bum, Someday when all our stuff is
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gone and we’re left without a dime
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Time ain't money when all we got is
time
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And you can see us standin’ on the
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corner with a nine-day beard and
our bright red eyes
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Goin hey, hey hey hey hey, come on and
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listen to our story, hey, hey hey hey
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hey, ah hey
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The man of sorrow's acquainted with
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grief, Stands in line waiting for
relief
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He will tell ya it wasn't always this
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way, One bad little thing happened one
bad little day
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Heartbreak has bad teeth and a sour
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smell and lives when he can in a
cheap hotel
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They say he’s afraid that he’s just a
bum, Someday when all his stuff is
F Fm
gone and he’s left without a dime
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Time ain't money when all he got is
time
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And you can see him standin’ on the
C
corner with a nine-day beard and his
bright red eyes
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Goin hey, hey hey hey hey, come on and
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listen to my story, hey, hey hey hey
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hey, ah hey