Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

Hayes's part is below. You can hear the other acoustic guitarist playing E7 during the intro and other alternative tunings to make the song grittier and more bluesy. The rhythm will be difficult to get without listening to this arrangement, especially with the words as they are. [Intro] |E G/E| |E G/E| [Verse 1]

Oh, ^ELittle Johhny Walker caught a bullet last night Runnin' from the guitar store

He took a left down the alley, guess he should've gone right Now he ain't taken nothing no more, more, more

^A7Everybody knows it's a hard time Livin' with hate and the greed ^EMost folks earn what they get for a livin'

Others just steal what they need

^B7Down on the corner, already talkin' How they're gonna cut their teeth

[Chorus] E N.C. I'm out here just workin' for a dollar

And all I wanna do is ^G/Estomp and holler

[Turnaround] |E G/E| |E G/E| E E [Verse 2]

Oh, ^Eeighteen years, eighteen years That's a long-old time to be

Sittin' face down, stoned in the alley Wonderin' how to get to that shinin' sea

^A7Everybody knows it's a hard time Livin' on the minimum wage Ah, ^Esome people just gonna sneak on through

Others gotta rattle that cage

^B7One of these days, I'm gonna find my way Or else I'm gonna disappear

[Chorus] E N.C. I'm out here in the filth and squalor

all I wanna do is ^B/Estomp and holler

[Bridge] |E G/E| E A7 E B7 E [Verse 3]

Oh, ^Erock and roll, ache and moan Listen to the young girls scream

Every time I get a little bit lucky I gotta wake up from a poor man's dream

^A7Heaven only knows how we get there After all this trouble and strife From ^Eall I've seen, you only get one shot

At what you're gonna do in this life

Ah, ^B7what the hell, I guess I might as well Take a chance and try my way

[Chorus] E N.C. I'm like James Brown only white and taller

And all I wanna do is ^G/Estomp and holler

[Outro] |E G/E| |E G/E| |E G/E| E

Hayes Carll - Stomp and holler