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Up This Hill And Down

The Wilburn Brothers

Written by Richard D. Staedtler

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

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Verse 1

G                                                G7
Well it's up this hill and down and up this hill again
C                                      G
Up this hill and down and up this hill again
       D7                      C                 G
It's a mighty mighty long road what ain't got no end

Verse 2

                                                             G7
Well it's five o'clock in the morning till twelve o'clock at night
     C                                                  G
It's five o'clock in the morning till twelve o'clock at night
  D7                   C              G
I work so hard to live I ain't got no life

Verse 3

                                             G7
If a woman doesn't kill you she'll drive you insane
     C                                       G
If a woman doesn't kill you she'll drive you insane
D7                       C                      G
Love's about got me down but I sure do like the pain

Verse 1

G                                                G7
Well it's up this hill and down and up this hill again
C                                      G
Up this hill and down and up this hill again
       D7                      C                 G
It's a mighty mighty long road what ain't got no end

Verse 4

                                                         G7
Someday I'll have some money and I won't have to work so hard
        C                                                       G
Yes someday I'll have me some money and I won't have to work so hard
D7                             C                      G
Saturday I'll talk to my woman Sunday I'll talk to my Lord

Verse 5

                                                      G7
Sometimes I've got some troubles other times it's misery
        C                                                 G
Yes sometimes I've got some troubles other times it's misery
   D7                        C                 G
It seems like everything bad hangs around with me

Verse 1

G                                                G7
Well it's up this hill and down and up this hill again
C                                      G
Up this hill and down and up this hill again
       D7                      C                 G
It's a mighty mighty long road what ain't got no end