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πΈ Intro:
G F C x2
πΈ Verse 1:
G
Early in the morning when the sun does rise
F C G
Layin' in the bed with bloodshot eyes
Late in the evenin' when the sun sinks low
F C G
Well that's about time my rooster crows
I got women up and down this creek
F C G
And they keep me going and my engine clean
Run me ragged but I don't fret
F C G
'Cause there ain't been one slow me down none yet
πΈ Chorus:
G
Get me drinking' that moonshine
F C
Get me higher than the grocery bill
G
Take my troubles to the highwall
F C
Throw'em in the river and get your fill
G
We been sniffing that cocaine
F C
Ain't nothin' better when the wind cuts cold
G
Lord it's a mighty hard livin'
F C
But a damn good feelin' to run these roads
G F C G F C
πΈ Verse 2:
G
I got people try to tell me
Red
F C G
Keep this livin' and you'll wind up dead
Cast your troubles on the Lord of Lord's
F C G
Or wind up laying on a coolin' board
But I got buddies up White House Road
F C G
And they keep me strutting when my feet hang low
Rotgut whiskey gonna ease my pain
F C
And all this running's gonna keep me sane
πΈ Chorus:
G
Get me drinking' that moonshine
F C
Get me higher than the grocery bill
G
Take my troubles to the highwall
F C
Throw'em in the river and get your fill
G
We been sniffing that cocaine
F C
Ain't nothin' better when the wind cuts cold
G
Lord it's a mighty hard livin'
F C G
But a damn good feelin' to run these roads
F C
It's a damn good feelin' to run these roads
G F C
πΈ Verse 3:
G
When you lay me in the cold hard clay
F C G
Won't ya sing them hymns while the banjo plays
You can tell them ladies that they ought not frown
F C G
'Cause there ain't been nothing ever held me down
C
Lawmen, women or a shallow grave
Same ol' blues just a different day
πΈ Chorus:
G
Get me drinking' that moonshine
F C
Get me higher than the grocery bill
G
Take my troubles to the highwall
F C
Throw'em in the river and get your fill
G
We been sniffing that cocaine
F C
Ain't nothin' better when the wind cuts cold
G
Lord it's a mighty hard livin'
F C G
But a damn good feelin' to run these roads
F C G
It's a damn good feeling to run these roads
F C G
It's a damn good feeling to run these roads
πΈ Outro:
F C G F C G
Song History
Published: November 5, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025