Intro
C - D - G - C - G
G
My house burned down in a flash of thunder.
D
My wife ran off with a one-legged plumber.
C G D7
My crops fell dead when the riverbed went dry.
G
My dog got squashed by a pickup truck.
D
My son ran away and got hooked on drugs.
C G D7
My daughter's knocked up by the class of '85.
C
People say that life is good,
G
it don't seem good to me.
D
I'm lost without a paddle,
G D G
and I'm headed up shit creek.
C
People say that life is fun,
G
but I don't know why,
D
as far as I can tell,
D STOP G (C - F)
life sucks , then you die.
G -> G#
G#
The government dumps its toxic waste,
D#
right on top of my mother's grave,
C# G# D#7
a team of experts say it won't do her no harm.
G#
But my sheep went crazy and killed my mule.
D#
I cut off my dick with a power tool,
C# G# D#7
fixin' the hole where the meteor hit the barn.
C#
People say that life is good,
G#
but I just piss and moan,
D#
i got one foot on a banana peel,
G# D# G#
the other in the Twilight Zone.
C#
People say that life is fun,
G#
but I don't know why,
D#
as far as I can tell,
D# STOP G# (C# - F#)
life sucks , then you die.
G# -> A
A
I went to the store to buy some shells,
E
my gun went off and blew the owner to hell,
D A E7
now I'm sittin' here in jail, singin' this song.
A
And one guy wants to cut me with a knife,
E
another guy wants me to be his wife,
D A E7
hey, I wish they'd hang me before somethin' really goes wrong!
D
People say that life is good,
A
give thanks for what you have,
E
when all you have is nothin',
A E A
nothin' makes you glad.
D
People say that life is fun,
A
but I don't know why,
E
as far as I can tell,
E E STOP
life sucks ,
E E STOP
life sucks ,
E E STOP A (D - G)
life sucks , then you die.