Note-This is played in Drop D tuning to get the full
effect, however it sounds fine with normal chords too.
If you play in normal tuning just ignore the walkdown.
See diagrams at the bottom.
Intro: D - to a quick G (x4)
D G D G
I woke up early with a pounding in my head
D G D G
I'd been out the night before with all my friends
D G D G
A little worried, kinda wondering what I did
D G D
I said, Lord please forgive me for my sins
A G
My wife wanted to kill me but she tried to save me first
A G (walkdown)
You're goin' if I have to drag your butt to church
D G D G
I love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic
D G A/E D
Awful, beautiful life
D G D G
I read the hymns and kinda sorta sang along
D G D G
Made it through the Sunday sermon wide awake
D G D G
We met the family for dinner at our home
D G D
Drank some beer, watched the game and cooked some steak
A G
My little brother had a big fight with his wife
A G (walkdown)
And our poor mother sat between em both all night
D G D G
I love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic
D G A/E D
Awful, beautiful life
Instrumental: Bm A G (x2) D G D G D A-G-D
Bm F#m
We said a prayer for cousin Michael in Iraq
Bm F#m
We're all aware that he may never make it back
Bm F#m
We talked about the way we missed his stupid jokes
G D/F# Em7 A
And how he loved to be a soldier more than most
D G D G
I lay in bed that night and thought about the day
D G D G
And how my life is like a roller-coaster ride
D G D G
The ups and downs and crazy turns along the way
D G D
It'll throw you off if you don't hold on tight
A G
You can't really smile until you shed some tears
A G (walkdown)
I could die today or I might live on for years
D G D G
I love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic
D G A/E D
Awful, beautiful life
D G D G
I love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic
D G A/E D
Awful, beautiful life
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