Gm


[Verse 1]
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Lucas was a redneck through and through
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Drinkin and fightin was all the boy knew
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Born with a corncob in his mouth
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In Tupelo, Mississippi way down south


[Chorus]
      C7
His daddy died drunk with a belly full of rum
      D7
His momma died waitin for a miracle to come
N.C.
People said
N.C.                      Gm
The boy's born to be a bum


[Verse 2]
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Hangin around with the rest of the riff raff
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Down at the pool hall on Main Street
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Wearin a red bandanna and a sweaty ol' straw hat
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The union hall overall dirty back jeans


[Chorus]
C7
One half stupid and the other half dumb
D7
Born to live and die in a sharecropper's slum
N.C.
People said
N.C.                      Gm
The boy's born to be a bum


[Bridge]
     C
Now who's gonna cry when you die, Lucas?
                                      Dm
Who's gonna miss you when you're gone?
        C
Will it be the black man you called a n****r
      C
The hippie that you beat up just 'cause you were bigger
           C
Will the riff raff laugh
                                 Dm
At the epitaph on your tombstone
 Dm
Betcha it says
N.C.
Here lies Lucas, born to be a bum
N.C.                                         Gm
Died like his daddy with a belly full of rum


[Bridge]
     C
Now who's gonna cry when you die, Lucas?
                                      Dm
Who's gonna miss you when you're gone?
        C
Will it be the black man you called a n****r
      C
The hippie that you beat up just 'cause you were bigger
           C
Will the riff raff laugh
                                 Dm
At the epitaph on your tombstone
 Dm
Betcha it says
N.C.
Here lies Lucas, born to be a bum
N.C.                                         Gm
Died like his daddy with a belly full of rum


[Outro]
Gm
Whatcha gonna do about Lucas