Nobody Gonna Tell Me What To Do
By: Van Zant
Written by: Tony Mullins, Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman
Transcribed by: Brandon Wylie coyotelineman@bellsouth.net
Intro: G D C
Em C
You shouldve seen the look on the face of the boss of the second shift
Em C
When I threw my hardhat at him and suggested the box where he could stick it
G C
I walked downstairs and toldem I was leaving Bethlehem
Em D
Like Id seen The Savior had tears in my eyes
C N.C.
Holding my hands up and shoutin A-men
Chorus
G D C
Cause there aint nobody gonna tell me what to do
G D
I spent most of my life wrapped up tight
C F C G
In somebody elses hand-me-down old shoes
D C
Starting today Im someone Id be proud to know
Am C
You might tell me where to go
G D G
But there aint nobody gonna tell me what to do
Em C
We buried daddy just last week at the church that saved his soul
Em C
Man he dreamed of pilots wings spent his whole life digging coal
G C
I got a guitar up under my bed, but Ive been to scared to fly
Em D
Thats enough of that stuff Im packing up my trunk
C
You can just kiss my butt good bye
Chorus
Bridge: Em C Em C D
Chorus
G C
I walked down stairs and toldem I was leaving Bethlehem
