Verse 1: A E Me and a big Dave were just trying to stay upright A We were chasing white lines and warping our minds last night We were killing the time though we sure didn't know it D Hunting down rhymes with a Kentucky poet E A Me and big Dave were just trying to stay alive
Verse 2: A There's some folks around town E That might cuss our names down to the floor They might claim that were loners A No account stoners and more It's the same kind of people claim to be chosen D Their ears made of stone and their tongues made of poison E A The doctrine they preach has got nothing that they can teach me Solo: (Not super acccurate, but close enough) e|------------------------0--------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------0------------------------------2-------2-----------| G|------------------------1----------------------2-------2-------2-----------| D|----2-2-4-2---2-2-4-2-0-2--0--0-0------0-0-2S4--4-2-0--2-------2-----------| A|--0---------0-----------2---------4-2------------------0-------0-----------| E|------------------------0--------------------------------0-2-4-------------| Verse 3: A E Well I don't know if Dave hates the same kind of hate that I do A He knows that I know that he's been cut down by it too Well people get talking 'bout things that we uses D I ain't in the business of making excuses E A Me and big Dave were just trying to stay alive This whole world's full of ghosts E That I believe that most folks can't see A The particular demons that reason with big Dave and me ENDING OF LIVE VERSION (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QySNqSdBzIM) Lyrics from Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger D A E Don't cross him, don't boss him, he's wild in his sorrow, he's ridin' and hidin' his pain D A E A Don't fight him, don't spite him, let's wait till tomorrow maybe he'll ride on again
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