Written by Jeb Loy Nichols
Intro Am | Em | Am | Em | Am | Em | Am | Em |Am Em Well, Skinny Jack's walking down a railway track Am Em He says, "I won't be coming back" Am Em I wanna leave all the ways of men Am Em Done me wrong time and time againVerse 1:
D _ _ _ Taken all I can take till I can't take anymore Am _ Em N.C. (Am) Big trouble comes in through a small door Instrumental Am | Em | Am | Em |Am Em Now, Skinny Jack's lonely and he's trying to sleep Am Em He says, "I had a good life that I just couldn't keep" Am Em Fast talking sons of bitches Am Em Stole away all my richesVerse 2:
D _ _ _ It's cold out there on the killing floor Am _ Em N.C. Am Em Big troubles come in through a small door Am Em Yes, they doAm Em Now, in a world built on competition Am Em Life is a gun full of ammunitions Am Em And as your hopes and dreams get bigger Am Em It'll stick you up and pull the triggerVerse 3:
D _ _ _ No rest for the weary, no rest for the poor Am _ Em N.C. (Am) Big troubles come in through a small door Instrumental Am | Em | Am | Em |Am Em Now, it has trouble in town, trouble in the fields Am Em Trouble, trouble on the top of the hill Am Em Trouble in the big house, trouble everywhere Am Em All around the world, troubleVerse 4:
D _ _ _ Trouble on the high seas, trouble on the shore Am _ Em N.C. (Am) Big troubles come in through a small door Instrumental Am | Em | Am | Em |Am Em Skinny Jack said, "I've had enough Am Em I can't live surrounded by all this stuff" Am Em He moved to the woods, grass for a bed Am Em He says, "Now, I gotta get rid of this stuff in my head"Verse 5:
_ _ _ _ It's all hard work, it's all the chore Am _ Em N.C. Am Em Big troubles come in through a small door Outro Am Em (Big trouble) Am Em Through a small door, a small door (A small door) Am Em Big troubles come in Am (Through a small door)
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