Intro
D# A# F Gm F
[Verse]
Gm D#
I met a man in my late teens
A# F
He said i’m gonna conquer the world
Gm D#
Before he'd finished i could tell from his laugh
A# F
He'd been living this way most of his life
Gm D#
Hand on his heart and a tear as he cries
A# F
His persona is a public disguise
Gm D#
He drank from his cup and finished it up
A# F
Said now listen boy now listen real hard
[Chorus]
D# A#
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
F Gm F
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
D# A#
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
F Gm F
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
D# A#
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
F Gm F
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
D# A#
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
F Gm F
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(D# A# F Gm G)
Gm F
Only out and maybe in love
D# A# F Gm F
[Verse 2]
Gm D#
I met a lady in my late teens
A# F
She came in hard and ripped out my heart
Gm D#
Clenched it firmly between two fists
A# F
In love i guess i swung and i missed
Gm D#
But nothing’s as bad when nearly i had a miss fortune
A# F
I've never been a sucker for life
Gm D#
But if life is a gift then a gift is a bitch and a bitch isn't for me
A# F
‘Cause i've had my fair share of two of those
[Chorus]
D# A#
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
F Gm F
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
D# A#
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
F Gm F
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
D# A#
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
F Gm F
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
D# A#
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
F Gm F
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(D# A# F Gm G)
Gm F
Only out and maybe in love
D# A# F Gm F F7
[Bridge]
Gm D# A# F
Gm D# A# F
[Chorus]
D# A#
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
F Gm F
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
D# A#
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
F Gm F
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
D# A#
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
F Gm F
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
D# A#
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
F Gm F
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
D# A# F Gm F (Strum twice on G)
Gm F Gm7
Only out and maybe in love
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