Intro
F# C# G# A#m G#
[Verse]
A#m F#
I met a man in my late teens
C# G#
He said i’m gonna conquer the world
A#m F#
Before he'd finished i could tell from his laugh
C# G#
He'd been living this way most of his life
A#m F#
Hand on his heart and a tear as he cries
C# G#
His persona is a public disguise
A#m F#
He drank from his cup and finished it up
C# G#
Said now listen boy now listen real hard
[Chorus]
F# C#
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
G# A#m G#
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
F# C#
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
G# A#m G#
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
F# C#
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
G# A#m G#
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
F# C#
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
G# A#m G#
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(F# C# G# A#m G)
A#m G#
Only out and maybe in love
F# C# G# A#m G#
[Verse 2]
A#m F#
I met a lady in my late teens
C# G#
She came in hard and ripped out my heart
A#m F#
Clenched it firmly between two fists
C# G#
In love i guess i swung and i missed
A#m F#
But nothing’s as bad when nearly i had a miss fortune
C# G#
I've never been a sucker for life
A#m F#
But if life is a gift then a gift is a bitch and a bitch isn't for me
C# G#
‘Cause i've had my fair share of two of those
[Chorus]
F# C#
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
G# A#m G#
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
F# C#
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
G# A#m G#
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
F# C#
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
G# A#m G#
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
F# C#
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
G# A#m G#
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(F# C# G# A#m G)
A#m G#
Only out and maybe in love
F# C# G# A#m G# G#7
[Bridge]
A#m F# C# G#
A#m F# C# G#
[Chorus]
F# C#
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
G# A#m G#
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
F# C#
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
G# A#m G#
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
F# C#
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
G# A#m G#
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
F# C#
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
G# A#m G#
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
F# C# G# A#m G# (Strum twice on G)
A#m G# A#m7
Only out and maybe in love
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