[Intro]
C Bb F
C Bb F
C Bb F
C Bb F
N.C.
[Verse 1]
C Bb F
You live by the song
F C Am
You die by the road
Am D
six strings and four beats
D G
is a hard way to go
[Chorus]
G Am
its bitter sweet lie
Am F D
it's a rodeo
D C Bb F
so live by the song
F C Bb F
live by the song
F C Bb F
live by the song
N.C
the song and the road
C
[Verse 2]
C Bb F
We're born in this world
F C Am
full of trouble and strife
Am D
we're just riding the rails
D G
to this beautiful life
[Chorus]
G Am
its a bitter sweet lie
Am F D
its a carnival
D C Bb F
so live by the song
F C Bb F
live by the song
F C Bb F
live by the song
F C
the song and the road
[Bridge]
Em
and I cut my hands, I dragged my heels
F C
stumbling through these years
Em
I'm calling out across the land
G
can anybody hear
[Solo]
C Bb F
F C Am
Am D
D G
G Am
Am F D
D C Bb F
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
F C
[Bridge]
Em
and I cut my hands, I dragged my heels
F C
stumbling through these years
Em
I'm calling out across the land
G
can anybody hear
[Verse 3]
C Bb F
You can spend your life
F C Am
trying to find a way home
Am D
but you'll never get there
D G
cause you never had one
[Chorus]
G Am
its a bitter sweet tear
Am F D
its you caught in the cold
D C Bb F
so live by the song
F C Bb F
live by the song
F C Bb F
live by the song
F C Bb F
live by the song
F C Bb F
the song and the road
[Outro]
F C Bb F
live by the song
F C Bb F
live by the song
F C Bb F
live by the song
F C Bb C
the song and the road