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Em                            Am               
 Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me
Em               B
  Sometimes I don't even know the reason why
      Em
so I Guess I'll keep on gambling'
        Am
Lots of booze and lots of rambling'
     Em                B           Em
It's easier than just waitin around   to die.

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Em             Am
Once I had a Ma, I even had a Pa
  Em                              B
He hit her with a belt once 'cause she cried
         Em                     
She told him to take care of me
       Am
Headed back to Tennessee
       Em             B             Em
It was easier 'n just waitin around   to die.

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Em
I came of age and I met a girl
     Am
in a Tuscaloosa bar
    Em                               B
She cleaned me out and hid it on the sly
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well I tried to kill the pain
              Am
I bought some wine and hopped a train
       Em                B            Em
It was easier than just waiting around   to die

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Em                           Am
My friend said he knew where some easy money was
   Em                              B
We robbed a man and brother did we fly
    Em
But The posse caught up with me
        Am
drug me back to muskogee
         Em               B             Em
Now it's two long years of waitng around  to die.

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Em
Now I'm out of prison
           Am
I got me a friend at last
         Em                            B
He don't drink, or  cheat, or steal, or lie
    Em
His name's codeine
         Am
he's the finest thing I've seen
    Em                   B              Em
and together we're gonna wait around to die.