Intro
D A E F#m E
[Verse]
F#m D
I met a man in my late teens
A E
He said i’m gonna conquer the world
F#m D
Before he'd finished i could tell from his laugh
A E
He'd been living this way most of his life
F#m D
Hand on his heart and a tear as he cries
A E
His persona is a public disguise
F#m D
He drank from his cup and finished it up
A E
Said now listen boy now listen real hard
[Chorus]
D A
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
E F#m E
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
D A
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
E F#m E
‘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
E F#m E
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
E F#m E
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(D A E F#m G)
F#m E
Only out and maybe in love
D A E F#m E
[Verse 2]
F#m D
I met a lady in my late teens
A E
She came in hard and ripped out my heart
F#m D
Clenched it firmly between two fists
A E
In love i guess i swung and i missed
F#m D
But nothing’s as bad when nearly i had a miss fortune
A E
I've never been a sucker for life
F#m D
But if life is a gift then a gift is a bitch and a bitch isn't for me
A E
‘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
E F#m E
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
D A
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
E F#m E
‘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
E F#m E
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
E F#m E
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(D A E F#m G)
F#m E
Only out and maybe in love
D A E F#m E E7
[Bridge]
F#m D A E
F#m D A E
[Chorus]
D A
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
E F#m E
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
D A
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
E F#m E
‘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
E F#m E
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
E F#m E
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
D A E F#m E (Strum twice on G)
F#m E F#m7
Only out and maybe in love
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