Biography:
Charlie Parr (born in 1967 in Austin, Minnesota) is an American musician who plays original and traditional folk and Piedmont-style blues, accompanying himself on National resonator guitar, 12-string guitar and sometimes a banjo. He was raised in Austin, Minnesota, in a household that prized traditional American folk music and his style bears the influence of hours spent listening to country blues records and Smithsonian/Folkways field recordings; often in the garage. He currently lives in Duluth, Minnesota.
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Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Well I worked all summer couldn't save a cent
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I gave all my money to the government
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I don't know quite how it got spent
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but the banks are coming for my deed boy
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Man at the mill can't see boy
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Let me get my feed for free boys
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Ain't that the way it is
Verse 2:
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I cut out down a gravel road
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I traded my stock for a V8 Ford
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Danced for time down on the floor boards
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And the title rolled down to me boys
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That gasoline ain't free boys
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Its guzzling on my knees boys (lyrics mumbled)
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Ain't that the way it is
Break:
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Verse 3:
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Well i met me a woman down in Saint Paul
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I had a little money and a little pull
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Bloke told me that he'd bust my jaw
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If I talked to his sister again boy
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Don't mean I couldn't win boys
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There's blood running down my chin now
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Ain't that the way it is
Verse 4:
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Well I slept all night on the bar room floor
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Woke up this morning my head was sore
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Pockets empty but I want some more
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The bar man's got my car boy
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Tales worth more by far boys
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And I leave her down at the bar now
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Ain't that the way it is
Break:
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Verse 5:
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Well I hitched me a ride on the way back home
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I got me a job on a family farm
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Times are hard here but I can't roam
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I ain't got nothing more boys
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I owe that company store boy
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Gold's looking good for sure boy
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Ain't that the way it is
Verse 6:
G C G
Well I worked all summer couldn't save a cent
Cmaj7 G
I gave all my money to the government
D C G
I don't know quite how it got spent
Cmaj7 G
but the banks are coming for my deed boy
D G
Man at the mill can't see boy
Cmaj7 G
Let me get my feed for free boys
D G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Ain't that the way it is
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Verse 1:
G C G
Well I worked all summer couldn't save a cent
Cmaj7 G
I gave all my money to the government
D C G
I don't know quite how it got spent
Cmaj7 G
but the banks are coming for my deed boy
D G
Man at the mill can't see boy
Cmaj7 G
Let me get my feed for free boys
D G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Ain't that the way it is
Verse 2:
G C G
I cut out down a gravel road
Cmaj7 G
I traded my stock for a V8 Ford
D C G
Danced for time down on the floor boards
Cmaj7 G
And the title rolled down to me boys
D G
That gasoline ain't free boys
Cmaj7 G
Its guzzling on my knees boys (lyrics mumbled)
D G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Ain't that the way it is
Break:
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Verse 3:
G C G
Well i met me a woman down in Saint Paul
Cmaj7 G
I had a little money and a little pull
D C G
Bloke told me that he'd bust my jaw
Cmaj7 G
If I talked to his sister again boy
D G
Don't mean I couldn't win boys
Cmaj7 G
There's blood running down my chin now
D G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Ain't that the way it is
Verse 4:
G C G
Well I slept all night on the bar room floor
Cmaj7 G
Woke up this morning my head was sore
D C G
Pockets empty but I want some more
Cmaj7 G
The bar man's got my car boy
D G
Tales worth more by far boys
Cmaj7 G
And I leave her down at the bar now
D G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Ain't that the way it is
Break:
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Verse 5:
G C G
Well I hitched me a ride on the way back home
Cmaj7 G
I got me a job on a family farm
D C G
Times are hard here but I can't roam
Cmaj7 G
I ain't got nothing more boys
D G
I owe that company store boy
Cmaj7 G
Gold's looking good for sure boy
D G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Ain't that the way it is
Verse 6:
G C G
Well I worked all summer couldn't save a cent
Cmaj7 G
I gave all my money to the government
D C G
I don't know quite how it got spent
Cmaj7 G
but the banks are coming for my deed boy
D G
Man at the mill can't see boy
Cmaj7 G
Let me get my feed for free boys
D G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Ain't that the way it is
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