D
Well I gotta friend that lives south of town 

Loves to sit and burn one down
Bm              C           D
Spin some vinyl on his stereo 
D
Every now and then he speaks of war 

One tour of duty on a foreign shore 
Bm          C     D
Fightin' for his way home 
F           C     D
Fightin' for his way home 


(Bm         C     D) x2
Harmonica plays along (harmonica tab at bottom)


D
Returnin' home to his native land 

Left New York for Texas man 
Bm              C           D
Quieter times were in his cards 
D
He met a girl she met a man 

Dropped to his knees and he took her hand 
Bm          C     D
A simple life ain't that hard 
F          C     D
No, a simple life ain't all that hard 


(Bm         C     D) x2
Harmonica Again

D
A new generation on the ground 

Nothin' in the world could bring him down 
Bm          C     D
Flyin' like he had wings 
D
Several years came and went 

Not one of them was poorly spent 
Bm          C     D
A good man's life he was chiselin' 
F          C     D
Yeah, a good man's life he was chiselin'


(Bm         C     D) 2x (F     C    D)

D
Reflecting on the Viet-Cong 

Uncle John's Band and a Dylan song 
Bm          C     D
Smellin' like it's supper time 
D
You know it brought a tear to his eye 

The day that Jerry Garcia died 
Bm          C     D
He said he was the genius of his time 
F          C     D
Yeah, A Friend of the Devil is a Friend of Mine 


Harmonica Solo
(Bm         C     D) x2 (F     C     N.C.)

N.C.
Don't try to find it 
N.C.
Make the time 
N.C.
A couple of joints and a bottle of wine 
Bm          C     D
You'll be glad that you did 
D
With the Grateful Dead spinnin' round 

Kick your feet back and be astound 
Bm          C     D
By the life of the Brooklyn kid



Harmonica Tab - Main Line: 
5   -5   5    6               -5  5    4

5   -5   5    6               -6   6    -5   5   4

After "A good man's life he was chiseling.
5   -5   5    6                  -5  5  4
5   -5   5    6                  -6   6  -5   5   4
-5'   5  -5'  5      -5'  5 -5'  5       -5  5  4