Tom: Em
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[Verse 1]
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Aint't got no mon-ey, ain't got no grub,
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Back-bone and navel doin' the belly rub.
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Now after all my hard tra vel-'in,
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Things about comin' my way.
[Verse 2]
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The pot was empty, the cupboard bare,
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Said, "Mama, mama, what's goin' on here"?
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After all my hard tra vel-'in,
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Things about comin' my way.
[Verse 3]
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Sister was sick, Doc wouldn't come,
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We couldn't pay him the proper sum.
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Now after all my hard tra vel-'in,
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Things about comin' my way.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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Worked all this Summer, worked all this Fall,
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Gotta' make this Christmas in these over-alls.
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But after all my hard tra vel-'in,
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Things about comin' my way.
[Verse 5]
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The rent was due, the lights was out,
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Said, "Mama, Mama, what's this all a-bout"?
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But after all my hard tra vel-'in,
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Things about comin' my way.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 6]
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One of these days, it won't be long,
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You'll call my name, and I'll be gone.
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'Cause after all my hard tra vel-'in,
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Things about comin' my way.
[Tag]
G7 D F#7 B7
'Cause after all my hard tra vel-'in,
E7 A7 D
Things about comin' my way.
