D C G D I used to work for the New Jersey Railroad D C G D I got laid off 'cause the times weren't good G D Bm G My unemployment is sixty-five dollars C G C Bm D Sixty-five dollars don't buy what it should D C G D I have a-a weakness for 80-proof whiskey D C G D Lately, I'm drinking a bottle every day G D Messing my mind up A Bm A G Lord, it's wrecking my body C G C G D But it helps make those long, lonely hours slip away G D I used to be a railroad man C G D And I'm damn proud of it, too G D I did more work in a working day C G D Than any two men could do G D A Foreman said I drink too much Bm A G I said that's just half-way true C G I drink half as much as my daddy did C G D And twice as much as you D C G D I used to have me a good looking woman D C Loved her and kept her G D And called her my own G D Bm A G She started packing when I started drinking C G Now I'm drunk and I'm busty C G D And I'm angry all alone G D I used to be a railroad man C G D And I'm damn proud of it, too G D I did more work in a working day C G D Than any two men could do G D A Foreman said I drink too much Bm A G And at last I know it's true C G But I'm too far gone to change now C G D Ain't nothing I can do