Standard (EADGBE)

Every morning bout half past eight,

My Mummer wakes me says,"Don't be late",

Get to the office, tryin' to concentrate,

 My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

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So I stop one day to figure it out,

I'll quit my job without a shadow of a doubt,

To sing the blues that I know all about,

 My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

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Minute after minute,

Second after second,

Hour after hour goes by,

Working for a rich man,

Staying just a poor man,

Never stop to wonder why.

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So here I am in London town,

A better scene I'm gonna be around,

The kind of music that won't bring me down,

My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

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Minute after minute,

Second after second,

Hour after hour goes by,

Working for a rich man,

Staying just a poor man,

Never stop to wonder why.

So here I am in London town,

A better scene I'm gonna be around,

The kind of music that won't bring me down,

Life is just a slow train crawling up a hill