Key:
Introduction: C G F C F G C G
C G
I was throwin' pearl snaps in her suitcase
Am G
She was standin' in the bedroom doorway
F G C G
Said, "do you even know when you're comin' back?"
C G
"It just depends on if I make the short go
Am G
Could be a week, could be tomorrow
F G C
Baby, we both know we could use the cash"
Em F
She said, "you better hope that I'm still here when you get home"
C G
And I just smiled and said, "I hope there ain't no traffic on the road"
F G C
'Cause I can't help the man that the good Lord made me * C/B *
F G C E
And you can't stand the fact that I just can't stand still B -1-
F G Am F G
So when you ask why I live my life 8 seconds at a time, honey D -0-
A -2-
Dm G C E
Your guess is as good as mine
C G
I was 80 miles out on the highway
Am C
I called the boys told 'em I was on my way
F G C G
Holler back when you know which one I draw
C G
And that's about when the eyes in the rear view
Am C
Said, "you stupid boy, she really loves you
F G C
And man, I don't know you at all"
F G C
'Cause I can't help the man that the good Lord made me
F G C
And you can't stand the fact that I just can't stand still
F G Am C/B F
So when you ask why I live my life 8 seconds at a time, honey
Dm G F
Your guess is as good as mine
G F G
Em
Then I hit the dirt headed back to her
F
With a bruised pride and busted knee
C
She said, "boy, don't you think you should hang it up"
G
I said, "girl, do you know me"
F G C
'Cause I can't help the man that the good Lord made me
F G C
And you can't stand the fact that I just can't stand still
F G Am C/B F
So when you ask why I live my life 8 seconds at a time
C Dm G F
Honey, your guess is as good as mine
Dm G C
Yeah, you're guess is as good as miii-i-iiine
C G Am C F G C
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