Intro: G C G C G C G C G Dodging the blues, but the blues were gaining fast Em D Riding the news, knowing news just doesn't last C G Am D Heaven, come seven, with the rolling of the bones C D G Ah, but winning never feels like going home C G He's thick at the bottom, thin at the top Em D Like a bottle shaken, with a cork that wouldn't pop C G Am D Pretending and descending to the land of woe C D G D G Oh, life's not what you think, it's what you know Chorus: