G
I COULD TELL HE HAD A TOUGH LIFE,
F
BY THE WAY HE SAT AND STARED
C
AND ME, I'D COME TO PUSH AND SHOVE,
G
SO I PULLED UP I CHAIR
G
WE TALKED OF ROADS UNTRAVELED,
G
WE TALKED OF LOVE UNTRUE
C
OF STRINGS THAT COME UNRAVELED,
G
WE WERE KINGS AND KINDRED FOOLS
Am7
AND JUST WHEN I HIT BOTTOM,
D
THAT OLD MAN RAISES HIS GLASS.
Am7
AND SAID AT LEAST WE'VE HAD OUR CHANCES,
D
THERES THOSE WHO NEVER HAVE
C D G D C
SO HERES TO ALL THE SOLDIERS, WHO HAVE EVER DIED IN VANE
Am7 D G
THE INSANE LOCKED UP IN THEMSELVES, THE HOMLESS DOWN ON MAIN
C D G D C
TO THOSE WHO STAND ON EMPTY SHORES, AND SPIT AGAINST THE WIND
Am7 D C D G
AND THOSE WHO WAIT FOREVER, FOR SHIPS THAT DON'T COME IN.
G
HE SAID ITS ONLY LIFES ILLUSIONS,
F
THAT BRING US TO THIS BAR
C
TO PICK UP THESE OLD CRUTCHES,
G
AND COMPARE EACH OTHERS SCARS
G
CAUSE THE THING WERE CALLING HEARTACHE,
F
HELL, THERE HARLDLY WORTH OUR TIME
C
WE'D BITCH ABOUT A DOLLAR,
G
WHEN THERES THOSE WITHOUT A DIME
Am7
AS HE ORDERED ONE LAST ROUND HE SAID,
D
I GUESS WE CAN'T COMPLAIN
Am7
GOD MADE LIFE A GAMBLE
D
AND WERE STILL IN THE GAME