3/4, tempo 100, Ballad Swing, harmonika C
C Am
1. Up in the morning, out on the job,
C F C F C
work like the devil for my pay,
F Fm C A
but that lucky old sun has nothin' to do,
Dm G C G7
but roll around heaven all day.
C Am
2. Fuss with my woman, toil for my kids,
C F C C7
sweat till I'm wrinkled and grey.
F Fm C A
While that lucky old sun has nothin' to do,
Dm G C
but roll around heaven all day.
Am Em F C
R: Good Lord up above, can't you know I'm pining?
F G C
Tears all in my eyes.
Am Em F C
Send down that cloud with a silver lining,
Am F G
lift me to Paradise.
C Am
3. Show me that river, take me across
C F C F C
and wash all my troubles away,
F Fm C A
like that lucky old sun give me nothin' to do,
Dm G C
but roll around heaven all day.
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