I Ain't Got A Dime

Written to the same basic 16 bar blues jam that many songs have been written to. I was just thinking about the fact that no matter what I do I always seemed to be fighting the same old situation of "living on the edge". Once I started writing, it just poured out...

I Ain’t Gotta Dime – Douglas W. Fielder

{Standard Rock and Roll Riff} [B] [E] [F#m7]

I gotta [B] pretty hefty payment on my Chevy truck
[B] I still got some doctors bills that ain’t paid up
My [E] Harley’s in the shop again and I don’t know
If [B] they can ever fix that old “Suck, Bang, Blow”
I want to [F#m7]take you out on Friday, have a good time
But the [B] problem is “Honey” I ain’t gotta a dime.

I [E] ain’t gotta dime left to my name
When [B] Friday comes around, it’s always the same
After [E] taxes and insurance and garnishment
I [F#m7] barely got enough to pay the bills and the rent

I [B] know my ship is coming in someday soon
[B] That Website with my cousins gonna be a big boon
I’m [E] working every weekend at the MiniMart
But [B] what I’m making there is only a part
Of [F#m7] what I owe my Ex in back child support
and I [B] really can’t afford wind up back in court

I [E] ain’t gotta dime left to my name
When [B] Friday comes around, it’s always the same
I [E] borrow from Peter to pay off Paul
and [F#m7] I ain’t got a single cent in savings at all

My [B] life is a mess, tell me what I should do
[B] If I had a dime you know I’d spend it on you
I’ve [E] been racking up the overtime but it ain’t enough
To [B] pay for all the credit cards and it’s getting tough
You [F#m7] know I might be heading for a life of crime
Cause I’m [B] telling you “Darling” I ain’t gotta a dime

I [E] ain’t gotta dime left to my name
When [B] Friday comes around, it’s always the same
I [E] head down to the Honky Tonk to drink a few
When you [F#m7]ain’t gotta dime, what else can you do

I [E]ain’t gotta dime left to my name
When [B] Friday comes around, it’s always the same
I [E] borrow from Peter to pay off Paul
and [F#m7] I ain’t got a single cent in savings at all

I [E] ain’t gotta a dime
Oh Baby, I [B] ain’’t gotta dime….
You know I [E] ain’t gotta dime…..
I’m [F#m7] telling you baby, I ain’t [E] got [D]Write your text here...