Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
C majorC 
FF
Well he woke up this morning with the blues around his head
G+G C majorC
empty bottle in his hand stranger in his bed
FF
so he rolled himself a smoke and tried to find his dirty clothes
G+G C majorC
How he aint been killed yet ain't nobody knows
Chorus:
FF C majorC
The road is long and hard can't you see
G+G C majorC
Some of us are lucky just to be
FF C majorC 
A minorAm
He always said I ain't living less I'm free
G+G
And fried chicken and evil women
C majorC
are gonna be the death of me
Verse 2:
C majorC FF
So he was down in Vegas on a Sunday afternoon
G+G C majorC
Said cmon papa needs a brand new pair of shoes
FF
he blew out his money like the fool that he was
G+G C majorC
he held up a Safeway, came out with 15 bucks
Chorus:
FF C majorC
The road is long and hard can't you see
G+G C majorC
Some of us are lucky just to be
FF C majorC A minorAm
He always said I ain't living less I'm free
G+G
And fried chicken and evil women
C majorC
are gonna be the death of me
Verse 3:
C majorC FF
So he fell in love with a woman on a bus
G+G C majorC
he rode down to New Orleans had a him a family
FF
Now all 6 of his kids are all raising hell like him
G+G C majorC
and he's growing old and gray with nothing left to give
Chorus:
FF C majorC
The road is long and hard can't you see
G+G C majorC
Some of us are lucky just to be
FF C majorC A minorAm
He always said I ain't living less I'm free
G+G
And fried chicken and evil women
C majorC
are gonna be the death of me
