A F#m
Life is short in spite of your plans
F#m E D
So tell the girls they're pretty while you can
A F#m
Cause one day they're gone and all ya got left
F#m E D
is some empty bottles and an ol country song
(A)
that plays on and on
A F#m
I've wasted my time with these cigarettes
F#m E D
and these ashes are all I got left
A F#m
I watch this old town and nothing's left for me
F#m E D
Washed down stream and into the sea
Chorus
D F#m
Cause this big old river will kill us in time
E D
Till then we'll drink it's weight in cheep beer and wine
F#m E
We can drink just as fast as the river is strong
And we'll drink till we're gone
etc