Biography:
McAlister Kemp were an Australian country music duo active between 2008 and 2014, and consisting of Drew McAlister and Troy Kemp.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Intro:
F Bb F Bb C
Bb
Met a man sitting in a bar
F Bb F
Bought him a beer, said "You seen that car
Bb
Parked out back", said "Yeah, that's my Cadillac"
Said he'd worked hard all his life
Raised two kids, still loved his wife
F
Maryanne and I thought what a lucky man
Bb C
I said "If I work hard like you, do you think I got a shot?"
Gm C
He said "If you do, make sure you don't end up with what I got"
F C
I got friends I never see
Dm Bb
Got two kids who never talk to me
F C
Got a wife sleeping in a separate bed
Dm Bb
And a birthday coming up, I know they'll all forget
F C
And as for money, I got more than enough
Gm Bb F
But let me tell you son, it don't buy you love
Bb F Bb C
Bb
The things in life a father shouldn't miss
The day his kids take their first steps
F
Well I did and I regret it
Bb
Graduations anniversaries
Hanging tinsel on that Christmas tree
F
They did alone, 'cause I was never home
Bb C
He said "If you work hard like me, yeah I think you got a shot"
Gm C
He said "If you do, make sure don't end up with what I got"
F C
I got friends I never see
Dm Bb
I got two kids who never talk to me
F C
Got a wife sleeping in a separate bed
Dm Bb
And a birthday coming up, I know they'll all forget
F C
Said, as for money, I got more than enough
Gm Bb F
But let me tell you son, it don't buy you love
C Bb
Well I worked real hard to get where I am
Gm F C
At times I can't help thinking what lucky man
F C
I got friends I often see
Dm Bb
Got two kids love hanging out with me
F C
And my wife sleeping there by my side
Dm Bb
And a birthday coming up, yeah I love my life
F C
And as for money, well we don't have much
Gm Bb F
Like that man said it don't buy you love
Gm Bb F
Yeah like that man said it don't buy you love
F Bb F Bb C
Bb
Met a man sitting in a bar
F Bb F
Bought him a beer, said "You seen that car
Bb
Parked out back", said "Yeah, that's my Cadillac"
Said he'd worked hard all his life
Raised two kids, still loved his wife
F
Maryanne and I thought what a lucky man
Bb C
I said "If I work hard like you, do you think I got a shot?"
Gm C
He said "If you do, make sure you don't end up with what I got"
F C
I got friends I never see
Dm Bb
Got two kids who never talk to me
F C
Got a wife sleeping in a separate bed
Dm Bb
And a birthday coming up, I know they'll all forget
F C
And as for money, I got more than enough
Gm Bb F
But let me tell you son, it don't buy you love
Bb F Bb C
Bb
The things in life a father shouldn't miss
The day his kids take their first steps
F
Well I did and I regret it
Bb
Graduations anniversaries
Hanging tinsel on that Christmas tree
F
They did alone, 'cause I was never home
Bb C
He said "If you work hard like me, yeah I think you got a shot"
Gm C
He said "If you do, make sure don't end up with what I got"
F C
I got friends I never see
Dm Bb
I got two kids who never talk to me
F C
Got a wife sleeping in a separate bed
Dm Bb
And a birthday coming up, I know they'll all forget
F C
Said, as for money, I got more than enough
Gm Bb F
But let me tell you son, it don't buy you love
C Bb
Well I worked real hard to get where I am
Gm F C
At times I can't help thinking what lucky man
F C
I got friends I often see
Dm Bb
Got two kids love hanging out with me
F C
And my wife sleeping there by my side
Dm Bb
And a birthday coming up, yeah I love my life
F C
And as for money, well we don't have much
Gm Bb F
Like that man said it don't buy you love
Gm Bb F
Yeah like that man said it don't buy you love
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