Intro
A# F C Dm C
[Verse]
Dm A#
I met a man in my late teens
F C
He said i’m gonna conquer the world
Dm A#
Before he'd finished i could tell from his laugh
F C
He'd been living this way most of his life
Dm A#
Hand on his heart and a tear as he cries
F C
His persona is a public disguise
Dm A#
He drank from his cup and finished it up
F C
Said now listen boy now listen real hard
[Chorus]
A# F
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
C Dm C
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
A# F
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
C Dm C
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
A# F
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
C Dm C
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
A# F
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
C Dm C
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(A# F C Dm G)
Dm C
Only out and maybe in love
A# F C Dm C
[Verse 2]
Dm A#
I met a lady in my late teens
F C
She came in hard and ripped out my heart
Dm A#
Clenched it firmly between two fists
F C
In love i guess i swung and i missed
Dm A#
But nothing’s as bad when nearly i had a miss fortune
F C
I've never been a sucker for life
Dm A#
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]
A# F
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
C Dm C
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
A# F
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
C Dm C
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
A# F
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
C Dm C
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
A# F
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
C Dm C
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(A# F C Dm G)
Dm C
Only out and maybe in love
A# F C Dm C C7
[Bridge]
Dm A# F C
Dm A# F C
[Chorus]
A# F
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
C Dm C
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
A# F
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
C Dm C
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
A# F
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
C Dm C
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
A# F
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
C Dm C
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
A# F C Dm C (Strum twice on G)
Dm C Dm7
Only out and maybe in love
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