Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC
When I was younger
G+G C majorC
Lord, I had a hunger
G+G D MajorD
For cheap scotch and cross-country drives
G+G C majorC
Well I met a woman
G+G C majorC
And the cops kicked my door in
G+G D MajorD
Now I ain't got nothin' that I can't leave
G+G
behind
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC
Sing me your reasons
G+G C majorC
The Lord's changin' seasons
G+G D MajorD
Always leave me in the lurch
G+G C majorC
But an omniscient chuckle
G+G C majorC
Or a daddy's belt and buckle
G+G D MajorD
Ain't all it would take to get me back to
G+G
church
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
So take what you got and do something with it
D MajorD G+G
Don't waste your money on cocaine and whippets
C majorC G+G E minorEm
And watch what you say at the end of the day
A minorAm D MajorD
You get less for your dollar and more hell to pay
Verse 3:
G+G C majorC
Well my grandpa said
G+G C majorC
Living and death
G+G D MajorD
Are only heart beat apart
G+G C majorC
So it's one for the money
G+G C majorC
And two for my honeys
G+G D MajorD G+G
That I left in Mobile for Houston last night
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
So take what you got and do something with it
D MajorD G+G
Don't waste your money on cocaine and whippets
C majorC G+G
Watch what you say at the end of the day
A minorAm
You get less for your dollar
G+G C majorC
So much less for your dollar
A minorAm D MajorD
You get less for your dollar and more hell
G+G
to pay