Guitar chords with lyrics
Intro:G+G Verse 1:
G+G
C majorC I live on a country road in the town where I was born.
G+G
D MajorD I wake up every morning to the birds singing their songs.
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C majorC
G+G I get out of bed and walk over to my window.
D MajorD
C majorC I watch the birds fly and think
D MajorD
G+G Will they ever be that happy again?
Verse 2: Go down stairs to find the wife that I won. Sit down at the table and stare at my aged hands of 81. Open up the paper to the obituaries. I look at the faces and see if I recognize any. Chorus:C majorC
G+G This is my life as a suspicious man.
C majorC
G+G
D MajorD When everything's been stripped away from these hands.
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C majorC Everyone I loved has come and gone.
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D MajorD
G+G And to think, maybe I'll be the next one.
Verse 3: Get a call today from my only son. He tells me all about the city and says, "I'm sorry dad, but I just had to run." "I know i didn't turn out the way you wanted me to." "And I hope you still love me the way that I love you." Chorus:C majorC
G+G This is my life as an angry man.
C majorC
G+G
D MajorD People disobey everything I say anyway they can.
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C majorC Everything I've done has gone to dirt.
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D MajorD
G+G And when I try my best I just get hurt. Verse 4: I go outside to buy me some time. I sit on the back porch with a beer in hand and my life in mind. Think about all the people I pushed under me. And I guess the only on eto blame is me. Chorus:
C majorC
G+G This is my life as a wasted man.
C majorC
G+G
D MajorD Pushing everyone away so I can be the one to grab that helping hand.
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C majorC In my life I've lost everyone I love
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D MajorD
G+G From the things I've said or the things I've done. Ending:
G+G