Nice Things chords by Hayes Carll

Intro:

D     A    D



Verse:
 D
God came down to Earth
               G       D
To enjoy what She'd created
        D
Took a fishing trip to Georgia
                       A
To see what She could see
      D
Cast out a holy line
               G       D
Thought She'd hooked a big one
       D     G    D
Reeled in a oil barrel
           A     D
And said, "Oh my me!"
Chorus:
         D         G                D
This is why your whole world is on fire
         D                                   A
This is why you can't drink from your own springs
         D            A            D   F#m   G
This is why, this is why, this is why, why, why
         D               A           D
This is why y'all can't have nice things

Interlude:
D    G   D


Verse:
        D
So She walked back to the highway

Flagged down a passing stranger

An old man with a kind streak
                    A
Who offered Her a toke
     D
Just as She was partakin'
                  G        D
The blue lights started flashing
          D          G         D
As they slipped the handcuffs on Her
A             D
She thought this must be a joke

Chorus:
         D             G                   D
This is why y'all are all strung out to Christmas
         D                       A
This is why I left you all them seeds
         D            A            D   F#m   G
This is why, this is why, this is why, why, why
         D                A         D
This is why y'all can't have nice things

Instrumental:
D    G    D

D     A

D   A   D   F#m   G

D   A   D


Verse:
         D
So She walked out of the jail

With a rap sheet and no money

Went lookin' for a coffee
                        A
And passed by an angry mob
           D
They were yelling about people
                   G     D
Who should suffer pain eternal
      D        G     D
She asked one for a dollar
                 A             D
And they said, "Sinner, get a job"

Chorus:
         D                    G                  D
This is why (This is why) I blessed you with compassion
         D                                A
This is why (This is why) I gave you empathy
         D                   G                  D
This is why (This is why) I said to love your neighbor
         D                                      A
This is why (This is why) pills don't grow on trees
D                   G               D
This is why (This is why) I gave you all salvation
         D                                   A
This is why (This is why) angels lose their wings
         D            A            D   F#m   G
This is why, this is why, this is why, why, why
         D                A         D    F#m  G
This is why y'all can't have nice things
             D                A          D    D
Oh, this is why y'all can't have nice things