Tom: G INTRO: G Em G Em CHORUS: G Em There's a black cloud hanging over my head, G D Em down to my last buck. G D Em With that old black cloud hanging over my head, Am D G there ain't no such thing as good luck. #1. G Em On the very first Saturday of every month I go G Em to town to get me some pay. G Em When I ask my boss man about the draw, this is Am G what my boss man say. CHORUS: G Em There's a black cloud hanging over my head, G D Em down to my last buck. G D Em With that old black cloud hanging over my head, Am D G there ain't no such thing as good luck. #2. Em Well, I earn my livin' by the sweat of my brow, Am Em I work hard at my job every day. Em With that old black cloud hanging over my head Am G that drives my dreams away. #3. Em D Em And if it wasn't for the help of the one I love Am Em to tell my troubles to. Em There just ain't no tellin' what that old black Am G cloud might drive this poor boy to do. CHORUS: G Em There's a black cloud hanging over my head, G D Em down to my last buck. G D Em With that old black cloud hanging over my head, Am D G there ain't no such thing as good luck. #4. D G Em I put a seed in the ground for to grow me a tree, G Em this is what that black cloud done. D G Em It sent all the locusts to eat up the tree..I Am G tell ya, I'm not the lucky one. #5. D G Em And one of these days when I'm laid away, I know G Em that black cloud can't wait. G Em It's gonna hover over me on Judgement Day to keep Am G me out of the Pearly Gate. CHORUS: G Em There's a black cloud hanging over my head, G D Em down to my last buck. G D Em With that old black cloud hanging over my head, Am D G there ain't no such thing as good luck.