[Refrão]
        G#m                   B 
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke 
              C#                               G#m 
And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat 
        G#m                   B 
Doin' all we can to have some hope 
          C#     B                G#m 
We're not broken down, we're just broke 


Verse 
E-4-6-7 
B                                    G#m 
Fightin' 9 to 5, just tryin' to stay alive 
B                                             D# 
Seein' good folks die When they should have a life 



[Refrão]
        G#m                   B 
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke 
              C#                               G#m 
And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat 
        G#m                   B 
Doin' all we can to have some hope 
          C#     B                G#m 
We're not broken down, we're just broke 


Verse 
E-4-6-7 
B                                   G#m 
How many more times will we have to try 
B                                               D# 
Just to make ends meet Makin' sure Uncle Sam is satisfied 



[Refrão]
        G#m                   B 
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke 
    C#                                   G#m 
Sometimes the family farm has to turn to smoke 
        G#m                        B 
I ain't judgin' no one, I ain't no Pope 
           C#            B                G#m 
We're just doin' what we can to have some hope 

break 

E-4-6-7 
B        G#m     x2 
B5  A#5  A5  G#m 
B5  A#5  D#   


[Refrão]
        G#m                   B 
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke 
              C#                               G#m 
And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat 
        G#m                   B 
Doin' all we can to have some hope 
          C#     B                G#m 
We're not broken down, we're just broke 


Verse 
E-4-6-7 
B                                                           G#m 
Distant days, you can feel that pain when you might have to run 
B                                                       D# 
Do everything in your power you can do To not load that gun 



[Refrão]
        G#m                   B 
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke 
              C#                               G#m 
And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat 
      G#m                   B 
doin' all we can to stay afloat 
        C#     B                G#m 
We ain't broken down, we're just broke 


Verse 
E-4-6-7 
B                                              G#m 
How much longer do they think they can beat us down 
B                                                                D# 
Between you and me They're tryin' to get us to burn down our own town 

 

[Refrão]
        G#m                   B 
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke 
      C#            B                G#m 
We're doin' what we can to have some hope 
         G#m                     B 
We ain't broken down, we're just broke 
C#            B                G#m 
Doin' what we can to have some hope 
        G#m                   B 
I ain't broken down, I'm just broke 
      C#            B                G#m 
We're doin' what we can to have some hope 

Outro 
E-4-6-7 
B5  A#5  A5  G#m x2