VIDEO Dm - F - C Dm - F - C Dm - F - C Dm - F - C Dm F C Dm 1 We've all seen the man at the liquor store beggin' for your change F C Dm The hair on his face is dirty dreadlocked and full of mange F C Dm He asked the man for what he could spare with shame in his eyes F C Dm Get a job you fuckin' slob 's all he replied F C Dm God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes F C Dm cause then you really might know what it's like to sing the blues F C - Dm Then you really might know what it's like F C - Dm then you really might know what it's like F C - Dm Then you really might know what it's like F C ~ then you really might know what it's like Dm F C Dm Mary got pregnant from a kid named Tom who said he was in love F he said Don't worry about a thing baby doll C Dm I'm the man you've been dreamin' of F C Dm But three months later he said he won't date her or return her call F C Dm And she swears God damn if I find that man I'm cuttin' off his balls F And she heads for the clinic C Dm and she gets some static walkin' through the doors F C They call her a killer and they call her a sinner Dm and they call her a whore F C Dm God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes F C Dm cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose F C - Dm Then you really might know what it's like F C - Dm then you really might know what it's like F C - Dm Then you really might know what it's like F C ~ then you really might know what it's likeDm F I've seen a rich man beg I've seen a good man sin C I've seen a tough man cryDm F C I've seen a loser win and a sad man grin I heard an honest man lieDm F I've seen the good side of bad and the down side of up C and everything betweenDm F I licked the silver spoon drank from the golden cup C smoked the finest greenDm F I stroked daddies dimes at least a couple of times C before I broke their heartDm F C You know where it ends yo it usually depends on where you start Dm ~ F C 3 I knew this kid named Max he used to get fat stacks Dm out on the corner with drugs F C He liked to hang out late at night liked to get shit faced Dm and keep pace with thugs F C Dm Until late one night there was a big gun fight Max lost his head F C Dm he pulled out his chrome talked some shit and wound up dead F C Dm Now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst of all of his pain F C you know it crumbles that way at least that's what they say Dm when you play the game F C Dm God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news F C Dm cause then you really might know what it's like to have to lose F C - Dm Then you really might know what it's like F C - Dm then you really might know what it's like F C ~ Then you really might know what it's like Dm - F - C - Dm ..... to have to lose