Key: F
Introduction:
F
MY POCKETS ARE EMPTY THOUGH MY WIFE HAS SENT ME
Bb
TO THE STORE FOR SOME CIGARETTES AND BREAD
F
I STARTED WALKIN' THERE GOT AS FAR AS THE SQUARE
C
THEN THE SMELL OF BEER WENT TO MY HEAD
F
THE THING ABOUT BEER, IT CAN MAKE A MAN HEAR
Bb
VOICES FROM DAYS LONG SINCE PAST
F C
AND WITH EVERY THIRD DRINK IT'LL MAKE YOU THINK
Bb C
THAT YOUR YOUTH WILL ALWAYS LAST
Bb
NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU MOVE
F C
IT TAKES A LIFETIME TO PROVE TO YOURSELF
Dm
I COULD HAVE BEEN MORE
Bb F C F
I GOT ONE FOOT IN THE DOOR, I JUST WANT ONE MORE
I THOUGHT OF A TIME WHEN MY FUTURE WAS MINE
GF=G
THESE DAYS I BARELY SURVIVE ON LOT NUMBER FIVE
IN THE MOBILE ACRES ON THE EASTSIDE OF TOWN