G C G Em Am D
G Em G Em Am D

[Chorus]
G                           C                    G
He had a life full of pain, lived a life full of hope
               Em                     Am              D
Stayed in bars drinking jars of Irish whiskey on the run
G                         C
In a world full of tears, in a world of mistrust
        Em                Am              D                  G     Em Am D G
He just lived on borrowed time and wasted all these precious years

[Verse]
Em                    Am               Em
Another day of agony, another night in hell
Em                               Am           Bm
He hit the bottom of the barrel, saved by the bell
Em                                      Am                  Em
They grabbed him, they punched him, they slapped him in the face
Am                                      Bm
He stumbled, he tumbled, he felt like a disgrace
Em                          Am               Em
A dirty shirt, a lousy cap, oh, what an ugly sight
                         Am              Bm
No money in his pockets, all stolen in a fight
Em                              Am         Em
His memory lapsed on his way to Portobello Lane
Am                                               Bm
He stuttered, he uttered, he crawled through the rain

[Chorus]
G                           C                    G
He had a life full of pain, lived a life full of hope
               Em                     Am              D
Stayed in bars drinking jars of Irish whiskey on the run
G                         C
In a world full of tears, in a world of mistrust
        Em                Am              D                  G
He just lived on borrowed time and wasted all these precious years

[Interlude]
G C G Em Am D
G Em G Em Am D

[Verse]
Em                                    Am            Em
A bloody nose, blind in one eye, with demons in his head
                         Am                     Bm
Beggars can't be chosen, he's completely in the red
Em                                        Am         Em
He drew a blank, went down the drain, was down in the dumps
Am                                                      Bm
The cards were stocked against him, lost all his bloody trumps

[Chorus]
G                           C                    G
He had a life full of pain, lived a life full of hope
               Em                     Am              D
Stayed in bars drinking jars of Irish whiskey on the run
G                         C
In a world full of tears, in a world of mistrust
        Em                Am              D                  G
He just lived on borrowed time and wasted all these precious years

[Bridge]
C           Em
ooohhh such a shame
C           Em
ooohhh down the drain
C           Em
ooohhh what a game
C        Em
ooohhh a bloody game

[Chorus]
G                           C                    G
He had a life full of pain, lived a life full of hope
               Em                     Am              D
Stayed in bars drinking jars of Irish whiskey on the run
G                         C
In a world full of tears, in a world of mistrust
        Em                Am              D                  G
He just lived on borrowed time and wasted all these precious years
G                           C                    G
He had a life full of pain, lived a life full of hope
               Em                     Am              D
Stayed in bars drinking jars of Irish whiskey on the run
G                         C
In a world full of tears, in a world of mistrust
        Em                Am              D                  G
He just lived on borrowed time and wasted all these precious years