Intro: F
Verse
Bb F
I can keep a secret from my mama, I can keep a secret from my pa
Bb F
I keep myself out of trouble, stay one step ahead of the law
Dm F
And I can keep it from my neighbors & it ain't like they even care
Bb C F
But I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs
Verse
Bb F
It's the patronage of strangers that's keeping me from being broke
Bb F
But when they hand over the paycheck to me, they have to wonder where it goes
Dm F
Because I never seem to save it & I sure ain't wasting it on clothes, nor soap
Bb C F
It's a mystery to you but there's a guy at the store that knows
Dm F
Because by eleven in the morning, I'll find him selling smokes
Dm F
Laughing in another language but we all know a joke's a joke
Bb C
Then by seven in the evening, I'm darkening the door
Bb C F
Lord, it's so hard trying to keep a secret in that god damn store
Verse
Bb F
He's there to see me buying cigarettes & he's there to see me buying beer
Bb F
He's never seen me on the internet and five o'clock is nowhere near
Dm F
But every day can be the weekend if you can walk a couple floors, take that three story tour
Bb C F
And make sure yr talking money when yr rocking with the boss at the store. I'm rocking with the boss!
Bridge
Dm F
I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store
Dm F
I can't keep a secret, I couldn't lie anymore
Bb C
I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store. Why try like before?
Verse
Bb F
Because you can lie with yr expression or lie with the things you say
Bb F
But you can't lie with yr dollars, nah, babe & yr dollars, they give you away
Dm F
And the faces on the paper, the faces from the paper glare
Bb C F
That's why I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs
Dm F
The money in the pocket, there's a fire burning there
Bb C F
That's why I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs
Bb C F
It's glaringly apparent why I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs
Bb C F
So why should I attempt it when I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs?