Intro:
   G Am F Em
   D G Am F
   Em D G C
   F Em D G

Verse 1:
     G         Am    F        Em
I'll quit my job the day I die
     D               G          Am  F
I'll quit my job the day I die
  Em          D     G      C
I break my back and never cry
  F                 Em        D G
I break my back and never cry

Pre-chorus 1:
    G             Am    F             Em
I'm losing all my hair, losing all my hair
     D            G              Am     F
I'm losing all my hair because a man provides
     Em           D        G            C
I'm standing on a chair, standing on a chair
     F             Em             D       G
I'm standing on a chair because I earn my life

Chorus:
  G        Am      F      Em
I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G          Am           Em
I learned it from my father and tell it to my wife
Em    D        G                    C
Jesus Christ, don't tell me not to hurry
  F              Em           D             G
I wouldn't be so worried if I wasn't always right

Instrumental:
   G Am F Em
   D G Am F
   Em D G C
   F Em D G

Verse 2:
      G           Am     F       Em
While you're asleep I'm terrified
      D                 G          Am   F
While you're asleep I'm terrified
  Em        D   G           C
I see the end before my eyes
  F           Em             D  G
I see the end before my eyes

Pre-chorus 2:
  G            Am     F           Em
a marker on a grave, marker on a grave
D            G               Am               F
Marker on a grave and I know I'm the one who died
    Em              D     G              C
And underneath the name, underneath the name
F             Em                D           G
Underneath my name it says, "He Earned His Life"

Chorus:
  G        Am      F      Em
I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G             Am           Em
I learned it from my father and my father never lied
Em    D        G                    C
Jesus Christ, better learn how to forage
  F              Em        D                G
Utilities and mortgage is all that will survive

Bridge:
   Am              B
I wish my life was on a graph
   Em              C              Am             B
So I knew how much left I have to earn tonight
   Em                 C
It burns too bright
  Am              B                Em            C
I think about my self a lot 'cause it's the only one I've got
     Am
I've earned this life
      B             Em              C
What have I done to earn this life?

Chorus:
  G        Am      F      Em
I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G          Am           Em
I learned it from my father and tell it to my wife
Em    D        G                    C
Jesus Christ, don't tell me not to hurry
  F              Em           D             G
I wouldn't be so worried if I wasn't always right

         G        Am      F      Em
'Cause I earn my life, I earn my life
   D                  G             Am           Em
I learned it from my father and my father never lied
Em    D          G                    C
Jesus Christ, we better learn how to forage
  F              Em        D                G
Utilities and mortgage is all that will survive
  F              C         G
Utilities and mortgage is all that will survive!

Outro:
   G Am F Em
   D G Am F
   Em D G C
   F Em D G
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