Old Five And Dimers 


   A                                         E
I've spent a lifetime, making up my mind to be
                                                       A
More than the measure of what I thought others could see
                                                      D
Good luck and fast bucks are too far and too few between
   E                                          A                
Cadillac buyers and old five and dimers like me


 A                                            E
She stood beside me letting me know she would be
                                                A
Something to lean on when everything ran out on me
                                                         D 
Fenced yards ain't hole cards and like as not never will be
   E                                             A  
Reasons for rhymers and old five and dimers like me


 A                                              E 
It's taken me so long but now that I know I believe
                                              A
All that I do or say is all that I ever will be
                                                    D  
Too far and too high and too deep ain't too much to be
     E                                             A
Too much ain't enough for old five and dimers like me

     E                                      A 
An old five and dimer was all I intended to be