Chords with lyrics
Key: G+G
Drop D MajorD tuning.
🎸 Intro:
C majorC | C majorC | FF | FF :
🎸 Verse 1:
C majorC
Granddaddy drank heavy and daddy drank light
C majorC FF
I can turn any day to Saturday night if I want to
FF
And most the time I want to
C majorC
I can still paint a picture of a hemlock view
C majorC FF
My mountains had smoke, but the ones that were blue that we'd buy then
FF
Were the ones I spent a little more time in
🎸 Pre-Chorus:
DmDm
Between the hangovers and the handcuffs
Fsus2Fsus2
It's been a minute since I've had one in my hand 'cause
🎸 Chorus:
C majorC
Everybody says it's gonna be the death of me
FF
But these days I'm livin' on the side of alive
FF
Just 'cause I smile through my sobriety
C majorC
Don't mean it ain't chillin' in the back of my mind
C majorC
I ain't sayin' I swore it off for good
FF
I'm just sayin' I'm doing the best I can
FF
But what do you expect from a redneck?
C majorC
Hell
I was born with a beer in my hand
🎸 Verse 2:
C majorC
When I was puttin' 'em down, they put me through hell
C majorC
Put some scars on some trucks, myself as well
FF
But if I never did put that can to my mouth
FF
I wouldn't have nothin' I could sing about, yeah
🎸 Chorus:
C majorC
Everybody says it's gonna be the death of me
FF
But these days I'm livin' on the side of alive
FF
Just 'cause I smile through my sobriety
C majorC
Don't mean it ain't chillin' in the back of my mind
C majorC
I ain't sayin' I swore it off for good
FF
I'm just sayin' I'm doing the best I can
FF
But what do you expect from a redneck?
C majorC
Hell
I was born with a beer in my hand
FF
Ah yeah
I was born with a beer in my hand
🎸 Bridge:
C majorC
Whoa
C majorC
I ain't the devil that I acted like years ago
FF
Oh
FF
But I'll be back one day, y'all, even though
🎸 Chorus:
C majorC
Everybody says it's gonna be the death of me
FF
But these days I'm livin' on the side of alive
FF
Just 'cause I smile through my sobriety
C majorC
Don't mean it ain't chillin' in the back of my mind
C majorC
I ain't sayin' I swore it off for good
FF
I'm just sayin' I'm doing the best I can
FF
But what do you expect from a redneck?
C majorC
Hell
I was born with a beer in my hand
FF
Ah yeah
I was born with a beer in my hand
C majorC
Born with a beer in my hand