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πΈ Verse 1:
G D G
Lately I'm feeling lousy all the time
G D G
I picked up my pants sat down tried to figure out why
C C7
I had it whittled down to a page or two
G C
And the paper trail led me straight to you
G D G
I see life's too short to put up with the things you do
G D G
Spell you cast been messing with my sanity
G D G
Call me now baby while you stickin' them pins in me
C C7
But I figure if I'm finally over you
G C
Cause I see right through that little 'doo you do
G D G
When life's too short to be involved with a witch like you
C
Life's too short to get in a rut
G
Life's too short to get a bad haircut
C
Life's too short to be this long
G
Life's too short to admit that you're wrong
C
Life's too short to wear tight shoes
G D Fm
Life's too short to be blue
G D G
Life's too short to be involved with a girl like you
G D G
When I walk out I'll be free as a man can be
G D G
As funky as a monkey swinging high in the jungle tree
D C C7
And if that lion asks for you or the monkey asks or the elephant too
G D G
I'll send you back home there caged up in your zoo
C
Life's too short for cheap guitars
G
Life's too short to smoke cheap cigars
D
Get your kicks from dead beat chicks
Dm
For chewing gum down at the end of the bar
C
Life's too short for steamship cruise
G Fm C
Life's too short to be blue
G D G
Life's too short to be involved with someone like you
C
Yeah, life's too short to brush and floss
G
Life's too short to sleep with the boss
D
Six way lights or disco bars
Dm
Or trying to pick up chicks in a compact car
C
Life's too short for a bad tattoo
G D Fm
Life's too short to be blue
G D G
Life's too short to be involved with a girl like you
G D G
Yeah, life's too short to be involved with someone like you
G D G
Yeah, life's too short to be involved with someone like you
Song History
Published: August 13, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025