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