C Am Credit complications in the checkout line C Am Its an awkward situation almost every time F G C G They keep your card behind and they keep your groceries too, yeah they do Am G You try telling everybody it's a terrible mistake C F But you can tell they don't believe that's true C G C They see it all over you when you're broke I hung my head down as I walked out the door I'm never ever going back to that store They treated me like a bum in front of everyone behind me in line It was all my friends and neighbors looking at me Like I committed some kind of crime I guess you ain't worth a dime when your broke ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/todd_snider/broke_crd.html ) Chorus: F C Now if I had money like I did in my day F C Just out of spite I think I'd give it away F C I thought it didn't even matter anyway and D G And the more I thought the madder I got By the time i got home, I was seein' red I pulled a gun up out from under my bed I put a sock on my head and into the night I flew, away I flew The next thing you know I had blood on my hands But I had money in my pockets too You never know what you'll do until you do what you do when your broke Chorus 2: Now if I had money like i did in my day I'd buy a car and drive us far away I guess you know i have this debt to pay To society, honey wait for me With good behavior I'll be out in seven years Don't worry over me or shed any tears I learned a lot in here and I know what a chance I blew, chance I blew The next time I wont make the same mistake I'll shoot the camera out too I'm learning all kinds of things you can do when your broke