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