Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: D D D/C D/C D D D/C D/C D D D/C D/C D D D D {Verse 1] D D D/C D/C I cried my tears in a glass of tequila D D D/C D/C For a truck-stop honey with a dubious name D D D/C D/C She held my heart like a blackjack dealer D D D/C D/C And she took my money when I left the game G D She was overly fond of sophisticated messing around A G7 D I've had a bellyful of living on the same old merry-go-round
Verse 2: D D D/C D/C Well I played in the Summer and I froze in the Winter D D D/C D/C And I hankered for the high school beauty queen D D D/C D/C She was married to a rich young timber-miller D D D D And Christened a boy when she was just nineteen G D Crazy love, never gonna settle down A G7 D I've had a bellyful of loving on the same old merry-go-round Verse 3: D D D/C D/C Like any man I've got to work for a living D D D/C D/C Just to earn my soul for the weekend show D D D/C D/C Saturday morning I'll be down by the river D D D D Getting whipped at the Copmanhurst rodeo G D When the weekend comes I'm gonna set fire to the town A G7 D I've had a bellyful of working on the same old merry-go-round Interlude: D D D D ... D D D/C D/C I'm gonna set fire to the town... D D D/C D/C ... D D D/C D/C I'm gonna set fire to the town... D D D/C D/C ... D D D/C D/C I'm gonna set fire to the town D D D/C D/C I'm gonna set fire to the town D D D/C D/C I'm gonna set fire to the town Guitar Solo 1: G G D D A G7 D D G G D D A G7 D D Verse 3: D D D/C D/C I'm looking out as the sun goes down D D D/C D/C Drinking Bundaburg at the end of the day D D D/C D/C I'm twenty-five and only half alive D D D/C D/C And the rest is only just a ticket away G D Give me a ticket, take me to a city hotel A G7 D I've had a bellyful of living on the same old merry-go-round Outro: A G7 D I've had a bellyful of living on the same old merry-go-round A G7 D I've had a bellyful of living on the same old merry-go-round Guitar solo 2: D D D/C D/C D D D/C D/C D D D/C D/C D D D D G G D D A G7 D D D D D D D/C D/C D D D/C D/C D D D/C D/C D D D D G G D D A G7 D D D A G7 D D D A G7 D N.C. D