I:
G G7 G G7
Now you're lookin' at a man that's gettin' kind-a mad
G G7 G G7
I had lot's of luck but it's all been bad
D
No matter how I struggle and strive
D7 G
I'll never get out of this world alive.
II:
G G7 G G7
My fishin' pole's broke the creek is full of sand
G G7 G G7
My woman run away with another man
D
No matter how I struggle and strive
D7 G
I'll never get out of this world alive.
Bridge:
C G
A distant uncle passed away and left me quite a batch
C
And I was livin' high until that fatal day
D
A lawyer proved I wasn't born
D7
I was only hatched.
III:
G G7 G G7
Ev'rything's agin' me and it's got me down
G G7 G G7
If I jumped in the river I would prob'ly drown
D
No matter how I struggle and strive
D7 G
I'll never get out of this world alive.
Bridge:
C
These shabby shoes I'm wearin' all the time
G
Are full of holes and nails
C
And brother if I stepped on a worn out dime
D
I bet a nickel I could tell you if it was heads or tails.
IV:
G G7 G G7
I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow
G G7 G G7
'Cause nothin's ever gonna be alright no how
D
No matter how I struggle and strive
D7 G
I'll never get out of this world alive.
D
No matter how I struggle and strive
D7 G
I'll never get out of this world alive.