G
I went back to the corner store
To buy another round
I found a penny gone and picked it up
But it was faced head down
I represent all that’s wrong 
And I resent the law
Cat tail below my rocking chair
I learned to spit before I could crawl
D         G             A
I think I need a hit of morphine
D              G                A
Just enough to ease my troubled mind
D          G             A
If I die a simple man of patience
D             G                A
Lord, I’ll be fine, yeah… yes, I’ll be fine

G
I went down to the river side 
To sober up and rest my head
I got drunk there and stayed all day 
Hooking bait without a catch
I never thought much on God before 
And I’ll be gone before long
I asked him why he went and sent me here 
To stink and reek upon all

D                G           A 
They say another drink might kill me
D                      G             A
But that’s god’s will, yeah, it’s my time
D          G             A
If I die a simple man of patience
D                   G                  A
Lord, I’ll be fine, yeah… yes, I’ll be fine

D         G             A
I think I need a hit of morphine
D              G                A
Just enough to ease my troubled mind
D          G             A
If I die a simple man of patience
D             G                A
Lord, I’ll be fine, yeah… yes, I’ll be fine