Intro: C G E Am F C G G x2
verse 1:
C
With a soft underbelly,
G
and a hardened heart,
E Am
they say you gotta be tough if you ain't that smart,
F C G G
I'm sittin here alone, waitin for my phone to ring.
C
Run outta time,
G
run outta hope,
E Am
the boys on the corner never run outta dope,
F C G G
I keep myself high, so I can keep doin' my thing.
C
They say,
G
stupid is as stupid does,
E Am
and everything's the same as it ever was,
F C G G
I drink myself blind tryin' to find a new song to sing.
C
Time is money,
G
Money talks,
E Am
Bartender pour me one more whiskey on the rocks,
F C G G
while I try to understand, why every man wants to be king.
Am Am G G
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
Am Am G G
Everybody, kicks you when you're down.
Am Am G G
Laugh for now, later you can frown.
Am Am F G
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
verse 2:
C
With a sweet disposition,
G
and an iron will,
E Am
a couple nice cars, and a house on a hill,
F C G G
my bank account's full but my soul's still empty and cold.
C
All the money and the clothes,
G
and the sold out shows,
E Am
don't mean a damn thing when nobody knows you,
F C G G
and your home is just a house when you're sittin' there alone and you're old.
C
I heard, love is a game,
G
I heard love is a rock,
E Am
I heard love is a house on a dead end block,
F C G G
but the ending keeps changin' every time, the story gets told.
C
Some pray for money,
G
some pray for rain,
E Am
and some are just are just prayin' for relief from the pain,
F C G G
and some of us'll buy just 'bout anything we can be sold.
Am Am G G
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
Am Am G G
Everybody, kicks you when you're down.
Am Am G G
Laugh for now, later you can frown.
Am Am F G
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
Bridge:
F F C G x2
verse 3:
C
I'm a mean old dog,
G
got a big old gun,
E Am
I'm a proud new papa, I'm an only son,
F C G G
I'm a beggar I'm a thief I'm a liar and a cheater too.
C
I've been around the block,
G
I've been around the sun,
E Am
I've been up, I've been down, I've been over and done,
F C G G
I've seen the bottom of the pile and the mountaintop, either will do.
Am Am G G
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
Am Am G G
Everybody, kicks you when you're down.
Am Am G G
Laugh for now, later you can frown.
Am Am F G
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
Outro:
C G E Am F C G G C (End on the C with one strum)