Key: C
Introduction:
C Am C Am
verse 1
C Am
Tonight we're fighting in a losing war
C Am
Don't even remember what we're fighting for
F C
Running on hope and gasoline
C Am
Got a real bad feeling it's a pipe bomb dream
F
Well I did a little something for the brave and free
C
Now you gonna make a law against a boy like me
F
Took a few too many liberties
C G
It's a hard ass lesson to learn
C F
Roll the dice just one more turn
C Am
Too heavy on the pedal and you crash and burn
Instrumental
C Am
verse 2
C Am
Driving all night with a steady hand
C Am
Bringing a heavy rig home from the promised land
F C
Oklahoma City by the morning sun
C Am
I ain't never met a problem that I can't outrun
F
I did a little something for the brave and free
C
Now you gonna make a law against a boy like me
F
Took a few too many liberties
C G
It's a hard ass lesson to learn
C F
But I roll the dice just one more turn
C Am
Too heavy on the pedal and you crash and burn
Instrumental
C F C Am
verse 3
C Am
Well I was riding high when the lights came on
C Am
I was 45 miles from the county line
F C
Hit a jackpot once went back for more
C Am
From an old pipe dream to a cell block floor
F
Say it's alright but you know it's not
C
And you're breaking up laws and you wind up caught
F
It's everything or all for naught
C G
It's a hard ass lesson to learn
C F
But I roll the dice just one more time
C Am
Too heavy on the pedal and you crash and burn
C Am
Too heavy on the pedal and you crash and burn
Outro