Intro
G D A Bm A
[Verse]
Bm G
I met a man in my late teens
D A
He said i’m gonna conquer the world
Bm G
Before he'd finished i could tell from his laugh
D A
He'd been living this way most of his life
Bm G
Hand on his heart and a tear as he cries
D A
His persona is a public disguise
Bm G
He drank from his cup and finished it up
D A
Said now listen boy now listen real hard
[Chorus]
G D
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
A Bm A
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
G D
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
A Bm A
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
G D
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
A Bm A
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
G D
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
A Bm A
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(G D A Bm G)
Bm A
Only out and maybe in love
G D A Bm A
[Verse 2]
Bm G
I met a lady in my late teens
D A
She came in hard and ripped out my heart
Bm G
Clenched it firmly between two fists
D A
In love i guess i swung and i missed
Bm G
But nothing’s as bad when nearly i had a miss fortune
D A
I've never been a sucker for life
Bm G
But if life is a gift then a gift is a bitch and a bitch isn't for me
D A
‘Cause i've had my fair share of two of those
[Chorus]
G D
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
A Bm A
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
G D
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
A Bm A
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
G D
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
A Bm A
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
G D
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
A Bm A
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(G D A Bm G)
Bm A
Only out and maybe in love
G D A Bm A A7
[Bridge]
Bm G D A
Bm G D A
[Chorus]
G D
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
A Bm A
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
G D
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
A Bm A
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
G D
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
A Bm A
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
G D
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
A Bm A
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
G D A Bm A (Strum twice on G)
Bm A Bm7
Only out and maybe in love
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