So You Think You've Got Troubles Song Lyrics and Chords
So You Think You've Got Troubles Song Lyrics and Chords by Marvin Rainwater
So You Think You've Got Troubles
Written and recorded by Marvin Rainwater
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So you think you've got troubles
The more you try the worse you
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So
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you think the world don't
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like
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brother you
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ain't heard nothing
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yet
Well my car sounds like an old tin can
My
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wife went off with another man
And I
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strained a muscle of my fishing hand
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My income tax is
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due
Now I lost my money in a poker game
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I think my left leg is a-goin' lame
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brother asked if I'd change my name
And
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that's what I think I'll
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do
My doctor told me not to smoke
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nothing stronger than a coke
I'm
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not even supposed to hear dirty jokes
For
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I'd laugh and strain my
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heart
I had every ailment known to man
From
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the African mumps to a dishpan hand
I
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lost every race that I ever ran
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I didn't even get a
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start
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Now some people call me a pessimist
They
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say that I oughta make the best of this
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maybe I am a pessimist
That's
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something that I wouldn't
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know
But one thing I do know I'll tell you right now
I'm a-
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milking the wrong end of this old cow
There's
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too many wrinkles in this boy's brow
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That stuff has got to
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So I put me a bar in the back of my car
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drive myself to
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drink
FAQ
Who sang the the song So You Think You've Got Troubles?
- The song So You Think You've Got Troubles was sang by Marvin Rainwater.
Who is Marvin Rainwater?
- Marvin Karlton Rainwater (July 2, 1925 - September 17, 2013) was an American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter who had several hits during the late 1950s, including "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and "Whole Lotta Woman", which hit #1 on the UK Singles Chart. He was known for wearing Native American-themed outfits on stage and claimed to have quarter-blood Cherokee ancestry.
