#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# GREEN BACK DOLLAR written by Hoyt Axton Recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker on COWJAZZ Em G Em G Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no good, C7 G But I'm just a natural born travelin man, D Em Doin what I think I should, Oh yeah, D EM Doin what I think I should. chorus G C G C And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar, G C G Spend it fast as I can, C G C G C For a wailin song, and a good guitar, D Em The only thing that I understand, Poor boy, D Em The only thing that I understand. When I was a little babe, my mama said hey son, Travel where you will, and grow to be a man, And sing what must be sung, poor boy, Sing what must be sung. chorus Now that I'm a grown man, I've travelled here and there, I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song, The only ones who ever cared, poor boy, The only ones who ever cared chorus