Intro: E  C#7  F#7  B7  E

E                       E7
I don’t gamble, I don’t fight,
A                                       F#7
I don’t be hangin’ in the bars at night;
        E               C#7            F#7      B7   E
Yeah, I used to be a fighter, but now I am a wiser man
E                               E7
I don’t drink, much, I don’t smoke,
A                               F#7
I don’t hardly mess around with no dope;
        E               C#7            F#7      B7  E  E7
Yeah, I used to be a problem, but now I am a careful man

Refrão:
               A
But if you used to wanna see a commotion,
                E
You should’ve seen the man that I used to be;
            A
I was trouble in perpetual motion,
F#7                     B7
Trouble with a capital "T”
        E                 E7
Stayin’ out late, havin’ fun,
                A                       F#7
And shot off every single shot in my gun;
        E               C#7     F#7             B7  E
Yeah, I used to be a lover but now I am an older man

Yeah, I used to be a terror, but now I am a tired man