Chords with lyrics
Capo on 2nd Fret
Into: G+G
Verse 1
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I got a cracked windshield and Mardi Gras beads
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Some trucker hats and old hotel keys
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We got a dash, full of trash and other bands CD's
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Got a cracked windshield and Mardi Gras beads
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Breaking points and broken guitar strings
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We bet big and we lost everything
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Damn near wasted all our 20's chasing down a dream
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Now we're all breaking points and broken guitar strings
Chorus:
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We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
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So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
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I used to be a decent man, then life just took its toll
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Now I'm just a casualty of rock and roll
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Verse 2
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Closing time and opening bands
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A augmentedA different town, same old one night stands
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Another midnight muse in cowboy boots with X's on her hands
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Closing time and opening bands
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It's like playing a game you know you'll never win
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You're down to your last hand and you're all in
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Then a turn of luck and you double up, just to bet it all again
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You see we're playing a game we know we'll never win.
Chorus:
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We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C majorC D MajorD
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
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I shoulda been a doctor or a lawyer, or a policeman on patrol
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Instead I'm a casualty of rock and roll
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Verse 3
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Tell my mama and my daddy that I tried
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Tell all my friends and family goodbye
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'Cuz if the road is where you live boy, the road is where you'll die
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Tell my mama and my daddy that I tried
Chorus:
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We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C majorC D MajorD
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
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I gave my heart to the highway, she returned it full of holes
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We're just casualties of rock and roll
Outro:
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Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll
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Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll
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