Intro
F - G - C - F - C
C
My house burned down in a flash of thunder.
G
My wife ran off with a one-legged plumber.
F C G7
My crops fell dead when the riverbed went dry.
C
My dog got squashed by a pickup truck.
G
My son ran away and got hooked on drugs.
F C G7
My daughter's knocked up by the class of '85.
F
People say that life is good,
C
it don't seem good to me.
G
I'm lost without a paddle,
C G C
and I'm headed up shit creek.
F
People say that life is fun,
C
but I don't know why,
G
as far as I can tell,
G STOP C (F - F)
life sucks , then you die.
C -> C#
C#
The government dumps its toxic waste,
G#
right on top of my mother's grave,
F# C# G#7
a team of experts say it won't do her no harm.
C#
But my sheep went crazy and killed my mule.
G#
I cut off my dick with a power tool,
F# C# G#7
fixin' the hole where the meteor hit the barn.
F#
People say that life is good,
C#
but I just piss and moan,
G#
i got one foot on a banana peel,
C# G# C#
the other in the Twilight Zone.
F#
People say that life is fun,
C#
but I don't know why,
G#
as far as I can tell,
G# STOP C# (F# - F#)
life sucks , then you die.
C# -> D
D
I went to the store to buy some shells,
A
my gun went off and blew the owner to hell,
G D A7
now I'm sittin' here in jail, singin' this song.
D
And one guy wants to cut me with a knife,
A
another guy wants me to be his wife,
G D A7
hey, I wish they'd hang me before somethin' really goes wrong!
G
People say that life is good,
D
give thanks for what you have,
A
when all you have is nothin',
D A D
nothin' makes you glad.
G
People say that life is fun,
D
but I don't know why,
A
as far as I can tell,
A A STOP
life sucks ,
A A STOP
life sucks ,
A A STOP D (G - G)
life sucks , then you die.