(Guitar is tuned down 1/2 step to Eb and played in the in the E progression)
Rhythm is in "Swing Tonk", a cross between Honky Tonk and Swing music
[Intro]
Stays in E
Ohhhh... You got a quarter?
E
I passed out last night and I never made it home
A E
I wound up on a bus to San Antone
A E C#m
Now my head hurts bad and I ain't wearing shoes
A B E F F#m G G#m A
Gonna find my wallet and my way back home to you
A
We're gonna make this day
(Make this day)
E
A little better than the last
(Better than the last)
B E
It's amazing how slow a day like this can go
A
Find a way to wash away
(Way to wash away)
E C#m
Any regrets you have
A B E
Don't let this moment pass but live inside this day
E
I got cuffs on my hands, chains on my feet
A E
I got locked up for the second time this week
A E C#m
And I know I make you cry but girl, my love is true
A B E F F#m G G#m A
I'm gonna find my wallet and my way back home to you
A
We're gonna make this day
(Make this day)
E
A little better than the last
(Better than the last)
B E
It's amazing how slow a day like this can pass
A
Find a way to wash away
(Way to wash away)
E C#m
Any regrets you have
A B E
Don't let this moment pass but live inside this day
E
Hey baby, yeah, I know, I kinda got held up
Yeah, I need you to come get me if you don't mind
A
Yeah, they got me again, hello? Hello? Hello?
E B E F F#m G G#m A E C#m E B E
Oh baby, it's not my fault
E
Now I'm back on the street, thumb in the air
A E
Don't know how the hell that I got here
A E C#m
But I'm gonna hitch that ride if it's the last thing I do
E B E
Gonna find that wallet and bring it home to you
A
We're gonna make this day
(Make this day)
E
A little better than the last
(Better than the last)
B E
It's amazing how slow a day like this can pass
A
Find a way to wash away
(Way to wash away)
E C#m
Any regrets you have
A B E E F F#m G G#m
Don't let this moment pass but live inside this day
A
We're gonna make this day
(Make this day)
E
A little better than the last
(Better than the last)
A E Eb D Db C B Bb
Oh, now don't you let this life come whup your
A
Find a way to wash away
(Way to wash away)
E C#m
Any regrets you have
A D Eb E
Don't let this moment pass but live inside this day
G G#m A D Eb E G G#m A D Eb E D Eb E
Hit me Yeah Here it comes Oh!
G G#m A G G#m A D Eb E D Eb E G G#m A D D E F#m G
yeah Ahhh! Zabba Da Zee