Intro
C# G# D# Fm D#
[Verse]
Fm C#
I met a man in my late teens
G# D#
He said i’m gonna conquer the world
Fm C#
Before he'd finished i could tell from his laugh
G# D#
He'd been living this way most of his life
Fm C#
Hand on his heart and a tear as he cries
G# D#
His persona is a public disguise
Fm C#
He drank from his cup and finished it up
G# D#
Said now listen boy now listen real hard
[Chorus]
C# G#
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
D# Fm D#
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
C# G#
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
D# Fm D#
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
C# G#
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
D# Fm D#
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
C# G#
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
D# Fm D#
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(C# G# D# Fm G)
Fm D#
Only out and maybe in love
C# G# D# Fm D#
[Verse 2]
Fm C#
I met a lady in my late teens
G# D#
She came in hard and ripped out my heart
Fm C#
Clenched it firmly between two fists
G# D#
In love i guess i swung and i missed
Fm C#
But nothing’s as bad when nearly i had a miss fortune
G# D#
I've never been a sucker for life
Fm C#
But if life is a gift then a gift is a bitch and a bitch isn't for me
G# D#
‘Cause i've had my fair share of two of those
[Chorus]
C# G#
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
D# Fm D#
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
C# G#
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
D# Fm D#
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
C# G#
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
D# Fm D#
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
C# G#
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
D# Fm D#
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(C# G# D# Fm G)
Fm D#
Only out and maybe in love
C# G# D# Fm D# D#7
[Bridge]
Fm C# G# D#
Fm C# G# D#
[Chorus]
C# G#
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
D# Fm D#
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
C# G#
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
D# Fm D#
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
C# G#
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
D# Fm D#
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
C# G#
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
D# Fm D#
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
C# G# D# Fm D# (Strum twice on G)
Fm D# Fm7
Only out and maybe in love
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