[Intro]
C F C G C F C G C
[Verse]
C F
and I broke my promise on a very sharp rock
C G
and I was possessed by something quite unfriendly
C G Am F
and I was haunted by a demon in my sleep
C G C
that's how I learned how to survive
C
[Verse]
C F
and I gave a beer to a bum that was drinking
C G
and I gave some sauce to my bestest friend for cooking
C G Am F
and I gave water to all I thought were thirsty
C G C
that's how I learned how to survive
C
[Verse]
C F
and I gave my money to the bank for safe keeping
C G
and I gave my money to my landlord, he was needing it
C G Am F
and I gave attention to the TV that was bleeding
C G C
that's how I learned how to survive
C
[Chorus]
C
If you ain't got the do re mi boys
C G
If you ain't got the do re mi
C F
Well you'd better go back to beautiful Texas
C G C
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
C
California is a garden of Eden
C F
a paradise to live in or see
C G Am F
but believe it or not, you won't find it so hot
C G C
If you ain't got the do re mi
C
[Verse]
C F
and we totally ripped off a man named Woodie Guthrie
C G
and I bought a restaurant for his son named Alice
C G Am F
and I fed false information to the audience
C G C
that's how I learned how to survive
C
[Verse]
C F
and I give a thank you to my father for not raising me
C G
and I give a finger to my stepfather for beating me
C G Am F
and I give props to myself for achieving
C G C
goddamn I'm glad that I survived
C G C
goddamn I am surprised that I survived
C
[Coda]
C F
and I just handed you a giant load of gibberish
C G
and I give love to a lover quite deserving of it
C G Am F
and I give thanks to all of you for listening
C G C
(to) the story of how we learned how to survive