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What Am I Doing Here

Michael Martin Murphey
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 1: Starin'  at the south  end of north  bound cattle
  Slavin' in the saddle  all day
  You've got  to be some  kind of natural  born fool
  To want  to live your life this way
 2: Well it can't be the cooking, it sure ain't the money
  The devil made the horse that I ride
  The days are too long and the nights are too short
  And the boss ain't never satisfied
 So what  am I doing here Lord,  what am I doing here
 There's got  to be something better  up there
 So what  am I doing here
Sometimes  I wonder in the lightning  and the thunder
 If a cowboy's  even got  a prayer
 And why'd  you have to make it so hard  down here
 When things  are so much better up there
 3: Now the Lord called his angels all around the throne
  Said boys I must be wastin' my time
  'Cause I thought I gave the cowboy a pretty good life
  Now he's complaining 'till the day he dies
 repeat chorus twice

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Readable chord sheet for What Am I Doing Here by Michael Martin Murphey

1: [E]Starin' at the [E/G#]south end of [A]north bound [E]cattle
   Slavin' in the [C#m]saddle all [B]day
   You've [E]got to be [E/G#]some kind of [A]natural born [F#]fool
   To [E/B]want to live your [B]life [A]this [E]way [B]

2: Well it can't be the cooking, it sure ain't the money
   The devil made the horse that I ride
   The days are too long and the nights are too short
   And the boss ain't never satisfied

So [E]what am I [E/G#]doing [A]here [E]Lord, what am I [C#m]doing [F#m]here [B]
There's [E]got to be [E/G#]something [A]better up [F#]there
So [E/B]what am I [A]doing [E]here

[C#m]Sometimes I wonder in the [Abm]lightning and the thunder
If a [A]cowboy's even [B]got a [E]prayer [Ab7]
And [C#m]why'd you have to make it so [Abm]hard down here
When [F#7]things are so much better up [B]there

3: Now the Lord called his angels all around the throne
   Said boys I must be wastin' my time
   'Cause I thought I gave the cowboy a pretty good life
   Now he's complaining 'till the day he dies

repeat chorus twice

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