Tabs
Intro:
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D MajorD|-----2------2---------------2----0h2-------0h2-------0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---|
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Verse:
C majorC G+G 
A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well he was pushing 80, but he acted 22
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
He could laugh and drink just like his grandchildren would do
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
There was square hay on the meadow, second cutting of the year
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well his summer work was over once they got the pasture cleared
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
They were drinkin on the big bluff across the river from the field
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well he walked up to the edge and threw a stone in and he kneeled
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
And he looked down at the water, he said boys im going in
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
They were cheering when he jumped but he did not come up again
Chorus:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well raise another round boys and have another glass
FF C majorC G+G 
E7E7
Be thankful for today knowing it will never last
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Still lets leave the world laughing when our eulogies are read
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
May we all get to heaven 'fore the devil knows we're dead
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
May we all get to heaven 'fore the devil knows we're dead
Verse:
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well it was 20 after midnight, they were going 85
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
She was barely out of high school wanting bad to feel alive
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
Just a two lane piece of blacktop, a snakey stretch of road
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well the wind blew through the wing vents, it was clear and fresh and cold
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well the driver killed the headlights and he put the throttle down
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
When they hit the railroad crossing they were five feet off the ground
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
Just a-screaming through the midnight 'til they came down again
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well the front tire hit a bar ditch, they went end over end
Chorus:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well raise another round boys and have another glass
FF C majorC G+G E7E7
Be thankful for today knowing it will never last
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Still lets leave the world laughing when our eulogies are read
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
May we all get to heaven 'fore the devil knows we're dead
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
May we all get to heaven 'fore the devil knows we're dead
Verse:
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well i'm twenty eight years old now, I was born in '84
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
And i've been free as I can be and I won't ask for anymore
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
So let the fiddle play a hoe down after I've drawn my last breath
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well tell everyone I know that I loved them all to death
Chorus:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Well raise another round boys and have another glass
FF C majorC G+G E7E7
Be thankful for today knowing it will never last
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Still lets leave the world laughing when our eulogies are read
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
May we all get to heaven 'fore the devil knows we're dead
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
May we all get to heaven 'fore the devil knows we're dead
Outro:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
May we all get to heaven 'fore the devil knows we're dead
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
May we all get to heaven 'fore the devil knows we're dead
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