The Kingston Trio - Greenback dollar
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Greenback Dollar
by Kingston Trio
as recorded on the album New Frontier
Words and music Hoyt Axton and Ken Ramsey 1962 and 1963
Play muted bass strings only, except in chorus.
[Intro]
Em D 4x
[Verse 1]
EmSome people say I'm a Gno count, COthers say I'm no Emgood,
but GI'm just a Cnatural born Gtraveling Cman,
Ddoin' what I think I Emshould, O yeah,
DDoin' what I think I Emshould. Em D Em D
[Chorus]
GAnd I don't give a Cdamn about a Ggreenback a Cdollar
GSpend it Cfast as a Gcan.C
For a Gwailin' Csong a Ggood gui-Ctar
The D7only thing that I under-Emstand, Poor boy
The D7only thing that I under-Emstand Em D Em D
[Verse 2]
EmWhen I was a little Gbaby My CMama said, "HeyEm Son,
GTravel where you Cwill and Ggrow to be a Cman,
and Dsing what must be Emsung, Poor boy
DSing what must be Emsung". Em D Em D
[Chorus]
GAnd I don't give a Cdamn about a Ggreenback a Cdollar
GSpend it Cfast as a Gcan.C
For a Gwailin' Csong a Ggood gui-Ctar
The D7only thing that I under-Emstand, Poor boy
The D7only thing that I under-Emstand Em D Em D
[Verse 3]
EmNow that I'm a Ggrown man, I've Emtraveled here and Gthere,
I've Glearned that a Cbottle of Gbrandy and a Csong,
the Donly ones who ever Emcare, Poor boy,
the Donly ones who ever Emcare. Em D Em D
[Chorus]
GAnd I don't give a Cdamn about a Ggreenback a Cdollar
GSpend it Cfast as a Gcan.C
For a Gwailin' Csong a Ggood gui-Ctar
The D7only thing that I under-Emstand, Poor boy
The D7only thing that I under-Emstand Em D Em D
[Verse 4]
EmSome people say I'm a Gno count, COthers say I'm no Emgood,
but GI'm just a Cnatural born Gtraveling Cman,
Ddoin' what I think I Emshould, O yeah,
DDoin' what I think I Emshould. Em D Em D
[Chorus]
GAnd I don't give a Cdamn about a Ggreenback a Cdollar
GSpend it Cfast as a Gcan.C
For a Gwailin' Csong a Ggood gui-Ctar
The D7only thing that I under-Emstand, Poor boy
The D7only thing that I under-Emstand Em D Em D
The D7only thing that I under-Emstand, Poor boy
The D7only thing that I under-Emstand Em D Em D Em D Em D
[very fast]
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