Intro
G - A - D - G - D
D
My house burned down in a flash of thunder.
A
My wife ran off with a one-legged plumber.
G D A7
My crops fell dead when the riverbed went dry.
D
My dog got squashed by a pickup truck.
A
My son ran away and got hooked on drugs.
G D A7
My daughter's knocked up by the class of '85.
G
People say that life is good,
D
it don't seem good to me.
A
I'm lost without a paddle,
D A D
and I'm headed up shit creek.
G
People say that life is fun,
D
but I don't know why,
A
as far as I can tell,
A STOP D (G - F)
life sucks , then you die.
D -> D#
D#
The government dumps its toxic waste,
A#
right on top of my mother's grave,
G# D# A#7
a team of experts say it won't do her no harm.
D#
But my sheep went crazy and killed my mule.
A#
I cut off my dick with a power tool,
G# D# A#7
fixin' the hole where the meteor hit the barn.
G#
People say that life is good,
D#
but I just piss and moan,
A#
i got one foot on a banana peel,
D# A# D#
the other in the Twilight Zone.
G#
People say that life is fun,
D#
but I don't know why,
A#
as far as I can tell,
A# STOP D# (G# - F#)
life sucks , then you die.
D# -> E
E
I went to the store to buy some shells,
B
my gun went off and blew the owner to hell,
A E B7
now I'm sittin' here in jail, singin' this song.
E
And one guy wants to cut me with a knife,
B
another guy wants me to be his wife,
A E B7
hey, I wish they'd hang me before somethin' really goes wrong!
A
People say that life is good,
E
give thanks for what you have,
B
when all you have is nothin',
E B E
nothin' makes you glad.
A
People say that life is fun,
E
but I don't know why,
B
as far as I can tell,
B B STOP
life sucks ,
B B STOP
life sucks ,
B B STOP E (A - G)
life sucks , then you die.