Biography:
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", a UK no.1 record. He was known for wearing Native American-themed outfits on stage and was 25 percent Cherokee.
Rainwater was born in Wichita, Kansas, to Stella (née Miller) and Cicero Percy Rainwater, and grew up during the Great Depression.
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So You Think You've Got Troubles:Marvin Rainwater.
On MGM Records in 1957.
INTRO: C F
CHORUS:
F
So, you think you've got troubles, the more you
C
try the worse you get.
F Bb F
So, you think the world don't like you, well, brother
C F
you ain't heard nothing yet.
#1.
F Bb
Well, my car sounds like an old tin can, my wife
went off with another man
F
And I strained a muscle of my fishing hand..my
C F
income tax is due.
#2.
F Bb
Now, I lost my money in a poker game and I think my
left leg is a-goin' lame.
Gm F
My brother asked if I'd change my name and that's
what I think I'll do.
#3.
F Bb
My doctor told me not to smoke, drink nothing stronger
than a Coke.
F G
I'm not even supposed to hear dirty jokes for I'd
C F
laugh and strain my heart.
#4.
F Bb
I had every ailment known to man, from the African mumps
F
to dishpan hands..I lost every race that I ever ran.
C F
I didn't even get a start.
CHORUS:
F
So, you think you've got troubles, the more you
C
try the worse you get.
F Bb F
So, you think the world don't like you, well, brother
C F
you ain't heard nothing yet.
#5.
F Bb
Now, some people call me a pessimist, they say that I
oughta make the best of this.
F G C
Well, maybe I am a pessimist, that's something that I
F
wouldn't know.
#6.
F
But one thing I do know, I'll tell you right now,
Bb
I'm a-milking the wrong end of this old cow.
F G C
There's too many wrinkles in this boy's brow, that stuff
F
has got to go.
CHORUS:
F
So, you think you've got troubles, the more you
C
try the worse you get.
F Bb F
So, you think the world don't like you, well, brother
C F
you ain't heard nothing yet.
OUTRO:
F C
So, I'm puttin' me a bar in the back of my car and drivin'
F
myself to drink.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
On MGM Records in 1957.
INTRO: C F
CHORUS:
F
So, you think you've got troubles, the more you
C
try the worse you get.
F Bb F
So, you think the world don't like you, well, brother
C F
you ain't heard nothing yet.
#1.
F Bb
Well, my car sounds like an old tin can, my wife
went off with another man
F
And I strained a muscle of my fishing hand..my
C F
income tax is due.
#2.
F Bb
Now, I lost my money in a poker game and I think my
left leg is a-goin' lame.
Gm F
My brother asked if I'd change my name and that's
what I think I'll do.
#3.
F Bb
My doctor told me not to smoke, drink nothing stronger
than a Coke.
F G
I'm not even supposed to hear dirty jokes for I'd
C F
laugh and strain my heart.
#4.
F Bb
I had every ailment known to man, from the African mumps
F
to dishpan hands..I lost every race that I ever ran.
C F
I didn't even get a start.
CHORUS:
F
So, you think you've got troubles, the more you
C
try the worse you get.
F Bb F
So, you think the world don't like you, well, brother
C F
you ain't heard nothing yet.
#5.
F Bb
Now, some people call me a pessimist, they say that I
oughta make the best of this.
F G C
Well, maybe I am a pessimist, that's something that I
F
wouldn't know.
#6.
F
But one thing I do know, I'll tell you right now,
Bb
I'm a-milking the wrong end of this old cow.
F G C
There's too many wrinkles in this boy's brow, that stuff
F
has got to go.
CHORUS:
F
So, you think you've got troubles, the more you
C
try the worse you get.
F Bb F
So, you think the world don't like you, well, brother
C F
you ain't heard nothing yet.
OUTRO:
F C
So, I'm puttin' me a bar in the back of my car and drivin'
F
myself to drink.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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