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