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| You call us heathens with z | ero respect for the l | aw |
| G | |
| We are only songwriters just writing our songs and that's | all |
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| We w | rite what we live and we l | ive what we write is that wr | ong |
| If you think it is Mr. Music Executive |
| G | C/G | |
| Wh | y don't you write your own s | ongs |
| Chorus (W. Nelson): |
| C/G | G | C/G | |
| And don't listen to m | ine,they might run you cr | azy |
| G | |
| They might make you dwell on your feelings a moment too l | ong |
| F | C/G | |
| We're making you r | ich and you're already l | azy |
| G | C/G | |
| So just lay on your ass and get r | icher or write your own s | ongs |
| Verse 2 (W. Jennings): |
| C/G | F | C/G | |
| Mr. Purified Country don't you kn | ow what the whole things a | bout |
| G | |
| Is your head up your ass so far that you can't pull it o | ut |
| C/G | F | C/G | |
| The w | orld's getting smaller and | everyone in it bel | ongs |
| And if you can't see that Mr. Purified Country |
| G | C/G | |
| Wh | y don't you just write your own s | ongs |
| Chorus. |
| G | C/G | |
| So just lay on your ass and get r | icher or write your own s | ongs |
| Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics. |
| Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr |