Standard Tuning
Listen for hammer-ons and pull-offs
Intro:
D D
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B|--3---3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333--3---3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-------|
G|--0h2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222--0h2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-------|
D|--0---0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--0---0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-------|
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Verse 1:
D G D
Fire halls, pool halls, dance halls and dives
D A
You'll know where to find me while I'm still alive
G D A D
Strumming along trying to survive
D A
I'll trade you a song for a beer
D G D
I sang that one but this don't feel the same
D A
I would have slowed down "Driving My Life Away"
G D A D
I've got to get going before I go insane
D A
Now let's get the hell out of here
Chorus: (x1)
G D
Its four tires on the road
G D A
Four chords and a tale to be told
G D A D
Highways to bar stools, ladies and lies
D A D
It ain't no living -- it's my life
Verse 2:
Bm G
Trying to hold me is like catching the rain
Bm A
You might get a piece but most slips away
Bm D G
I'm out here chasing an old country song
G D A D
Lost in a dream and drunk as George Jones
Chorus: (x1)
Instrumental:
D G D D A G D A D D A
Chorus:
G D
Its four tires on the road
G D A
Four chords and a tale to be told
G D A D
Highways to bar stools, ladies and lies
A Bm
It ain't no living -- it's my life
G A D
It ain't no living -- it's my life