WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Cory Morrow - The Songwriter's Lament Chords | Ver. 1
Alright, some friends of mine, and myself got together and we came
up with this little ditty and we like to call it "The Songwriter's
Lament"...and it goes something like this:
G D C
Well, the doc said, "Son, you've got to quit this life ya lead before
G D C D
ya die." I said, "I can't quit. It's all I know and I can't afford
G D C
to die. And how'm I supposed to pay your bills when I'm six feet in
G D C
the ground? And who in the hell's gonna feed my dog when I'm no
D G
longer 'round?"
G D
I said, "Ain't there something you can do, doc?
C G D
Some kind of pill or remedy?" He said, "I ain't never heard of no
C D G
drug that works to keep a man from being lazy."
G D C
Huh, I said "Lazy? Now you just watch it, doc, cause I work really
G D C D G
hard. You see, from 10p.m. to 2a.m., everynight, I play my guitar.
G D C
Yeah, and I drink real hard and I smoke real hard, and I hardly
G D
have time to sleep. And lately I've been eatin' so hard, I can
C D G
hardly see my feet."
G D C G
Well, I sat down and pondered awhile 'bout what the good doc had said
D C D
And I thought real quitely to myself, "Ya know, maybe I'd be better
G D
off dead." Now you see, a dead man don't hafta worry about the police
C G D
for any warrants he might have out. And I'd no longer hafta hide
C D G
G D C G
Yeah, bein' dead would be great. No more smoke-filled lungs or bars.
D C D
No more worryin' bout that liver disease you get from drinkin' too
G D C G
hard. No more playin' all night, no more hangovers that last all day.
D C D G
No more meetin' beautiful women, no more rollin' around in the hay.
(or rollin' around...who wrote that?)
D C G
Who'm I kiddin'?? I don't wanna die. I got alot of things left to do.
D C
I got alot of drinkin' and smokin' and pickin' and grinnin' and
D G
writin' songs for you.
C
Well, I wanna live forever or atleast as long as I can.
G
I wanna smoke them cigarettes, feel the burnin' in my lungs man.
C
I wanna drink lots of whiskey and get drunk and stupid and stoned.
G
And I wanna make love to my woman, feel the passion burn all night
long.
D
Lord, don't take me now. You've gotta give me a little more time.
C D C
I've got a few loose ends down here to tie up, alotta worries on my
G
mind.
C
Well, I wanna live forever or atleast as long as I can.
G
I wanna smoke them Marlboro lights, feel the burnin' in my lungs man.
C
I wanna drink Wild Turkey and get drunk and stupid and stoned.
G
And I wanna make love to my woman, feel the passion burn all night
long.
D
Lord, don't take me now. You've gotta give me a little more time.
C D C
I've got a few loose ends down here to tie up, alotta worries on my
G
mind.
C D
I've got a few loose ends down here to tie up, and Lord, you know
C G
I can't afford to die.
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Within every G chord that is played, there is a run being played.
e 3
B 3
G
D 0h2
A 2
E 3 3
enjoy :)
