Percocets And Pawnshops chords by J.d. Graham

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: G

Intro:

G    Em7    G    Em7


Verse 1:
            G
Well here I am
                            Em7
I wake up and I do the best I can
            G
My eyes are white
                                      Em7
And there's nothing left out here to hide behind
           Cadd9
And not so long ago I was stumbling out there spinning around
        Em7
Dumping diesel down on burning gasoline
                Cadd9
Well I built my life around a habit pulling hats out of the rabbit
             Em7
And doing my best with just to keep it between the strings

Chorus:
           Am7
And it was percocets and pawnshops, triple beams and truck stops
Cadd9
Shattered glass and underhanded deals
        Am7
Getting blacked out in the bright lights, chopping lines with my buck knife
Cadd9
Staring down my last breath with no fear


Interlude:
G    Em7


Verse 2:
                      G
Well things ain't the same
                                          Em7
I had to run the crooked road to find the straight
             G
Work's never done
                                        Em7
And the song I sang back then can't be unsung
          Cadd9
Like that night I was in no gouts
                                       Em7
Buying cocaine in the alley and making promises
Em7
I knew I could never keep
           Cadd9
I snuck my way across the border
Cadd9
Federales was looking for me
              Em7
I dodged some bullets
Em7
Hell I been down on my knees


Chorus:
           Am7
And it was percocets and pawnshops, bar fights and parking lots
Cadd9
Strip joint and rolled up dollar bills
Am7
Payday loans and pistols smoking that Oklahoma crystal
Cadd9
Handcuffs and failure to appear


Bridge:
          Bm
But since 74 I've been fighting in war
                                                   G
Trying to figure out what the hell I'm supposed to be
    Bm
For 48 years I'm still here
                                        C      D
The fog is gone and I'm chasing down my dreams


Verse 3:
             Am
And now it's barbecues and nasties
Am
I've got six years of sobriety
      Cadd9
And a song or two that'll tell you where I've been
      Am7
Man I laid it down in my savior's name
Am7
I got a piece now that I can't explain
      Cadd9   N.C.                                      G
And I wake up every day and I call Jesus my best friend