Intro
D - E - A - D - A
A
My house burned down in a flash of thunder.
E
My wife ran off with a one-legged plumber.
D A E7
My crops fell dead when the riverbed went dry.
A
My dog got squashed by a pickup truck.
E
My son ran away and got hooked on drugs.
D A E7
My daughter's knocked up by the class of '85.
D
People say that life is good,
A
it don't seem good to me.
E
I'm lost without a paddle,
A E A
and I'm headed up shit creek.
D
People say that life is fun,
A
but I don't know why,
E
as far as I can tell,
E STOP A (D - F)
life sucks , then you die.
A -> A#
A#
The government dumps its toxic waste,
F
right on top of my mother's grave,
D# A# F7
a team of experts say it won't do her no harm.
A#
But my sheep went crazy and killed my mule.
F
I cut off my dick with a power tool,
D# A# F7
fixin' the hole where the meteor hit the barn.
D#
People say that life is good,
A#
but I just piss and moan,
F
i got one foot on a banana peel,
A# F A#
the other in the Twilight Zone.
D#
People say that life is fun,
A#
but I don't know why,
F
as far as I can tell,
F STOP A# (D# - F#)
life sucks , then you die.
A# -> B
B
I went to the store to buy some shells,
F#
my gun went off and blew the owner to hell,
E B F#7
now I'm sittin' here in jail, singin' this song.
B
And one guy wants to cut me with a knife,
F#
another guy wants me to be his wife,
E B F#7
hey, I wish they'd hang me before somethin' really goes wrong!
E
People say that life is good,
B
give thanks for what you have,
F#
when all you have is nothin',
B F# B
nothin' makes you glad.
E
People say that life is fun,
B
but I don't know why,
F#
as far as I can tell,
F# F# STOP
life sucks ,
F# F# STOP
life sucks ,
F# F# STOP B (E - G)
life sucks , then you die.