Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
A augmentedA C# minorC#m x4
Verse:
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
Everything here is not sewn up tight,
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
I've good reason for concern
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
All my options are becoming fences
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
none of which include a gate.
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
What if I need to escape?
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
But I'm still waitin' on the porch
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
I gotta keen sense of the edge
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
I might work here till I've risked it all
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
with no strength to turn round
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
All my efforts in the air
Chorus:
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
I'm just trying keep my head above the ground
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Make a simple good living somehow
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
All four wheels on the road
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 2:
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
All the local roads are freezing over
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
I'm sure it's unsafe to drive
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
I been weering at the wheels so long
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
Think of all that I’ve passed up
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
Wonder how I've come this far
Chorus:
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
I'm just trying keep my head above the ground
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Make a simple good living somehow
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
All four wheels on the road
Verse 3:
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
I've traded 7 years for this
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
And I'm buried in repair
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
The burned out head-light, these four brakes
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
And I have no idea what is next
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
Now I'm pushing home
Chorus:
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
I'm just trying keep my head above the ground
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Make a simple good living somehow
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
All four wheels on the road
Verse 4:
B minorBm D MajorD
This is not in favor of the odds
B minorBm G+G D MajorD
My discretions out of practice
B minorBm D MajorD
I may wake up broken down
E MajorE
Way out where there’s no one around