Biography:
Ray Scott refers to two musicians. One is a contemporary country musician. The other was a rockabilly star from Indiana who produced classic rockabilly music in the 1950's, often with his band, the Demens or his other band, the Four Recorders. Ray Scott (Henry Raymond Scott) died in 1999.
The contemporary Ray Scott grew up outside of Semora, North Carolina. He was influenced by the farming community around him and by the country outlaw movement (Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson).
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[Intro]
Am Em G Am Em G Am Em G
[Verse]
Am Em G
I never counted on Neputism it wasn't all laid out for me
Am Em G
I started off from a crawl and worked my way up to my knees
Am Em G
I know one way of doin' things, I come from that side of life
Am
Where folks don't bathe in the mornin' they take their baths at night
G D Am Em G
At the end of a long hard day, I'm makin' my way
Am Em D
I like a row of similar souls on any given Friday night
Am Em G
And I know there ain't much redemption in drinkin' beer and tellin' lies
Am Em G
But it's a damned good way for a good ol' boy to know that he ain't alone
Am
And forget the pile of B.S. he put up with all week long
G D Am
And when the boys ask me how I am I say, I'm makin' my way
[Chorus]
G
Yeah and I ain't never caught the view from the window of a king
Am
But the common man don't tend to miss what he ain't never seen
G D G Em
Yeah I ain't got it bad as some, but then I ain't quite got it made
Am Em G
But I'm makin' my way
Am
Yeah I'm makin' my way
[Solo]
G An G D G Em
Am Em G Am
Am Em G
You know there's a lot of able bodied takers out there in that welfare line
Am
But you can bet Uncle Sam ain't wipin' this boy's behind
G D Am
Ain't no government cheese on my plate, I'm a makin' my way
[Chorus]
G
Yeah and I ain't never caught the view from the window of a king
Am
But the common man don't tend to miss what he ain't never seen
G D G Em
Yeah I ain't got it bad as some, but then I ain't quite got it made
Am Em G
But I'm makin' my way
Am
Yeah I'm makin' my way
[Outro]
Em G Am
I know how my bed is made
Am Em G Am Em G Am Em G
[Verse]
Am Em G
I never counted on Neputism it wasn't all laid out for me
Am Em G
I started off from a crawl and worked my way up to my knees
Am Em G
I know one way of doin' things, I come from that side of life
Am
Where folks don't bathe in the mornin' they take their baths at night
G D Am Em G
At the end of a long hard day, I'm makin' my way
Am Em D
I like a row of similar souls on any given Friday night
Am Em G
And I know there ain't much redemption in drinkin' beer and tellin' lies
Am Em G
But it's a damned good way for a good ol' boy to know that he ain't alone
Am
And forget the pile of B.S. he put up with all week long
G D Am
And when the boys ask me how I am I say, I'm makin' my way
[Chorus]
G
Yeah and I ain't never caught the view from the window of a king
Am
But the common man don't tend to miss what he ain't never seen
G D G Em
Yeah I ain't got it bad as some, but then I ain't quite got it made
Am Em G
But I'm makin' my way
Am
Yeah I'm makin' my way
[Solo]
G An G D G Em
Am Em G Am
Am Em G
You know there's a lot of able bodied takers out there in that welfare line
Am
But you can bet Uncle Sam ain't wipin' this boy's behind
G D Am
Ain't no government cheese on my plate, I'm a makin' my way
[Chorus]
G
Yeah and I ain't never caught the view from the window of a king
Am
But the common man don't tend to miss what he ain't never seen
G D G Em
Yeah I ain't got it bad as some, but then I ain't quite got it made
Am Em G
But I'm makin' my way
Am
Yeah I'm makin' my way
[Outro]
Em G Am
I know how my bed is made
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