verse 1
G
I moved to Nashville back in ‘91
Em
I was hopin for heaven but I met the Devil’s son
D
David Allan Coe was right ‘bout a long hard ride
C D
Hell you ought to see the little red truck I drive
G
Well I refused to be something I’m not
Em
So I didn’t make the Music City News a lot
D
But I don’t give a damn about that now
C D
Cause some people like the way I sound
G
Things are fixin’ to get real good
Em
In the honky tonks you know I’m understood
D
I been to the school of hard knocks and hardwood and
C D G
Things are fixin to get real good
verse 2
G
I made a lot of good friends they came from all around
Em
We chased women and dreams while searching for a sound
D
But we sank right down the musical tubes
C D
Getting lost in the crowd and drinkin’ too much booze
G
Lord knows I done a lot of things wrong
Em
But I wrote em all down in my country songs
D
Sometimes you gotta go to hell and back
C D
Just to know where you’re at
G
Things are fixin’ to get real good
Em
In the honky tonks you know I’m understood
D
I been to the school of hard knocks and hardwood and
C D G
Things are fixin to get real good
G
Things are fixin’ to get real good
Em
In the honky tonks you know I’m understood
D
I been to the school of hard knocks and hardwood and
C D G
Things are fixin to get real good
Outro
G
Yeah I’ve done my dance on sawdust and hardwood
C D G
And things are fixin’ to get real good
N.C.
Yeah they are
G
I have done my dance on sawdust and hardwood
C D G
Things are fixin’ to get real good