Key: G
Introduction:
G
verse 1
G
I got a cracked windshield and Mardi Gras beads
G
Some trucker hats and old hotel keys
D G C
We got a dash, full of trash and other bands CD's
G D G
Got a cracked windshield and Mardi Gras beads
G
Breaking points and broken guitar strings
G
We bet big and we lost everything
D G C
Damn near wasted all our 20's chasing down a dream
G D G
Now we're all breaking points and broken guitar strings
C G
We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C D
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
G D C
I used to be a decent man, then life just took its toll
G
Now I'm just a casualty of rock and roll
C G C G C G C G
verse 2
G
Closing time and opening bands
G
A different town, same old one night stands
D G C
Another midnight muse in cowboy boots with X's on her hands
G D G
Closing time and opening bands
G
It's like playing a game you know you'll never win
G
You're down to your last hand and you're all in
D G C
Then a turn of luck and you double up, just to bet it all again
G D G
You see we're playing a game we know we'll never win.
C G
We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C D
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
G D C
I shoulda been a doctor or a lawyer, or a policeman on patrol
G
Instead I'm a casualty of rock and roll
C G C G C G C G
verse 3
G
Tell my mama and my daddy that I tried
G
Tell all my friends and family goodbye
D G C
'Cuz if the road is where you live boy, the road is where you'll die
G D G
Tell my mama and my daddy that I tried
C G
We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C D
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
G D C
I gave my heart to the highway, she returned it full of holes
G
We're just casualties of rock and roll
C G C G C G C G
Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll
C G C G C G
Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll