[Capo 5]
[Intro]
D G D7
[Verse 1]
C G C G
I was brought up to be a president or some kind of king
Dm Em
with folks on their knees below me
C F
and a May Day parade in my name
Fm/D C G
and my face on the back of a coin in a paper cup
C G7
This life ain't enough
[Verse 2]
C G C G
But here I now stand with half of a joint in my hand
Dm Em
with visions of a storybook land
C F
where the musics so low I can't make out the words
Fm/D C
I'll pretend that I've heard someone call
F D7
from outside the wall
[Verse 3]
G C G
I've been to Vegas all right
Am C G D
I've lit up the desert behind my taillights
G G7 C Am
and I've been around enough now to learn
C D G
It's a strange time to be a stranger
[Verse 4]
G C G
I've got a steam engine mind
Am C G D
just fire me up and I'll drift through the night
G G7 C Am
but I've been around enough now to see
C D G
it pays to be more like John Henry
[Chorus]
D C G
If you are my brother I'd put no other before you
D C
You can pillage and plunder the villages through
Em Em7 Am7 D
but what can you fit in your tomb
G C G
besides roses and gloom.
[Verse 5]
G C G
I've got a price on my head
Am C G D
well you won't be the first one to wish I was dead
G G7 C Am
I've just been around enough now to choose
C D G
the bets I ought better to lose
[Verse 6]
G C G
I've got my ancestor's blood
Am C G D
I could follow the footsteps they left in the mud
G G7 C Am
but I've been around enough now to know
C D G
You can wash your feet but never your soul.
[Chorus]
D C G
If you are my brother I'd put no other before you
D C
You can pillage and plunder the villages through
Em Em7 Am7 D
but what can you fit in your tomb
G C G
besides roses and gloom.
[verse 1]
i was brought up to be
a president or some kind of king
with folks on their knees below me
and a may day parade in my name
and my face on the back of a coin in a paper cup
this life ain’t enough
[verse 2]
but here i now stand
with half of a joint in my hand
and visions of a storybook land
where the music’s so low i can’t make out the words
i’ll pretend that i’ve heard someone call
from outside the wall
[pre+chorus]
i’ve been to vegas alright
i’ve lit up the desert behind my tail lights
and i’ve been around enough now to learn
it’s a strange time to be a strangеr
i’ve got a steam enginе mind
just fire me up and i’ll drill through the night
and i’ve been around enough now to see
it pays to be more like john henry
[chorus]
if you are my brother i’d put no other before you
you can pillage and plunder the villages through
but what can you fit in your tomb
besides roses and gloom?
[verse 3]
i’ve got a price on my head
you won’t be the first one to wish i was dead
i’ve just been around enough now to choose
the bits i ought better to lose
[verse 4]
i’ve got my ancestor’s blood
i could follow the footsteps they left in the mud
but i’ve been around enough now to know
you can wash your feet but never your soul
[chorus]
so if you are my brother i’d put no other before you
you can pillage and plunder the villages through
but what can you fit in your tomb
besides roses and gloom?
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