When There’s No Money Coming In

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He wouldn’t hurt a soul, just ask his friends 
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They’re all gatered down at Junior’s place to get out of the wind 
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Talking about how a man can change, when there’s no money comin’ in 
                       

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It’s like a curtain fell, when the plant closed down 
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People turned to gohsts, on the streets of this town 
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But there’s still mouths to feed, when there’s no money comin’ in 

Chorus: 
Dm 
The deal was understood from the cradle to the grave 
Am 
You weren’t a number to be counted, not a dollar to be saved 
Dm 
But now a balance sheet in a high-rise  
                       F 
A thousand miles away, tells you you’re not needed  
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Wipes clean the years you gave 

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The Sheriff says “I’d like to help, but my hands are tied, 
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You know it hurts me too, boys, I’ve known him all my life 
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But a good man can do desperate things, when there’s no money comin’ in” 

Instrumental Break (chord progression from verse) 

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The wives are with the kids, to see them through the night 
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And Father Daniel says a prayer for a soul that’s crossed the line 

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He knows a man’s thoughts turn dark as the sea 
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When there’s no money comin’ in 

Chorus: 
Dm 
Your name used to mean something, this town was in your blood 
Am 
For four generations, hard work was enough 
Dm 
But now a balance sheet in a high-rise  
                       F 
A thousand miles away, tells you that you’re nothin’  
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Wipes clean the years you gave, wipes clean the years you gave 

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A tear falls to a cement floor, and echo’s through the cell 
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And a child grows up alone in a town that knows too well 
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About how a man can change,When there’s no money comin’ in 
                           G                     
A man’s thoughts can turn wild as the sea 
                 Am  Dm  Am  Dm                  Am Dm Am Dm          
When there’s no money comin’ in, when there’s no money comin’ in