Intro
A E B C#m B
[Verse]
C#m A
I met a man in my late teens
E B
He said i’m gonna conquer the world
C#m A
Before he'd finished i could tell from his laugh
E B
He'd been living this way most of his life
C#m A
Hand on his heart and a tear as he cries
E B
His persona is a public disguise
C#m A
He drank from his cup and finished it up
E B
Said now listen boy now listen real hard
[Chorus]
A E
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
B C#m B
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
A E
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
B C#m B
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
A E
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
B C#m B
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
A E
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
B C#m B
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(A E B C#m G)
C#m B
Only out and maybe in love
A E B C#m B
[Verse 2]
C#m A
I met a lady in my late teens
E B
She came in hard and ripped out my heart
C#m A
Clenched it firmly between two fists
E B
In love i guess i swung and i missed
C#m A
But nothing’s as bad when nearly i had a miss fortune
E B
I've never been a sucker for life
C#m A
But if life is a gift then a gift is a bitch and a bitch isn't for me
E B
‘Cause i've had my fair share of two of those
[Chorus]
A E
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
B C#m B
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
A E
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
B C#m B
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
A E
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
B C#m B
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
A E
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
B C#m B
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
(A E B C#m G)
C#m B
Only out and maybe in love
A E B C#m B B7
[Bridge]
C#m A E B
C#m A E B
[Chorus]
A E
My lungs might be broke and my liver might be dying
B C#m B
But my heart’s full of love and my head’s always trying
A E
My toes stay cold and my beard gets longer
B C#m B
‘Cause my feet are firmly rooted in this earth that ages older
A E
Money's not an issue ‘cause my issue grew a tree
B C#m B
But i'll be a better man just like my father said i'd be
A E
When it's dark you light a candle when you're sad you try to handle
B C#m B
When you've messed up what life gives you're only out and maybe in love
[RIFF over Intro]
A E B C#m B (Strum twice on G)
C#m B C#m7
Only out and maybe in love
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