Am                                    Dm
Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me
Am                                     Em
Sometimes I don't even know the reason why
      Am                                  Dm
But I guess I'll keep a-gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin'
     Am                Em               Am
It's easier than just waitin' around to die


[Verse 2]

Am                                  Dm
Oh, one time friends, I had a Ma, I even had a Pa
 Am                                     Em
He beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried
Am                                      Dm
She told him to take care of me, headed down to Tennessee
       Am              Em               Am
It was easier 'n just waitin' around to die


[Verse 3]

Am                                    Dm
I came of age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar
Am                                    Em
She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly
Am                                      Dm
I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train
       Am                Em               Am
Seemed easier than just waitin' around to die


[Verse 4]

       Am                             Dm
Then a friend said he knew where some easy money was
Am                                 Em
We robbed a man and brother did we fly
        Am                               Dm
But the posse caught up with me, drug me back to Muskogee
         Am                Em                Am
Now it's two long years of waitin' around to die


[Verse 5]

        Am                       Dm
Ah, but now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last
Am                                     Em
He don't drink, or steal, or cheat, or lie
    Am                       Dm
His name's Codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen
        Am                       Em       Am
Well, together we're gonna wait around to die
        Am                       Em       Am
Yeah, together we're gonna wait around to die