INTRO: F C G
#1.
C G
I've spent the lifetime making up my mind to be,
G
more than the measure of what I thought others
C
could see.
C G C C7
Good luck and fast bucks they're too few and too
F
far between.
G
There's Cadillac buyers and old five and dimers
C
like me.
#2.
C G
She stood beside me letting me know she would be,
G C
something to lean on when everything ran out on me.
C
Well, fenced yards ain't hole cards and like as not
F G
never will be..the reason for rhymers and old five
C
and dimers like me.
INTERLUDE: G F C F C G
#3.
C G
Well, it's taken me so long now, that I know I believe,
G C
all that I do or say is all I ever will be.
C C7 F
Too far and too high and too deep ain't too much to see.
G C
Too much ain't enough for old five and dimers like me.
G C F
An old five and dimer is all I intended to be.
OUTRO:
C
You know country people don't shine their boots very
F
often.
C G
And they don't shine other folks' boots either.
C
thank you.
