intro and verse:
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ben plays that riff over the verse, or you can play the
verses with the chords.
A
life is short
F#m
despite of your plans
F#m E D
so tell the girls they're pretty while you can
A
'cause one day they're gone
and all you got left
F#m E D
some empty bottles and an old country song
(right after "on" start the intro riff again)
plays on and on
A
i wasted my time
F#m
with these cigarettes
F#m E D
and these ashes are all i got left
A
watch this old town
F#m
nothing's left for me
E
wash downstream
D
and into the sea
Intro and verse picking stop
D
'cause this big old river
F#m
will kill us in time
F#m E
'till then we'll drink it's weight
E D
in cheap beer and wine
D F#m
we can drink just as fast
F#m E
as the river is strong
(sing this part with no chord)
and we'll drink 'till we're gone
play intro part again.