Intro: G C G
C G
Some folks say that this life ain't worth living
D A D
Some folks say that life is just a lie
C
You can take so much from a man
G C
He'll give you all he can
G C D G
When he's had enough, he'll just one up and die
C G
He was a legend in his time, I don't know the reason why
C G D A D
When he'd sing a song, you know I'd like to cry
G C
Now he's on the other side, standing on god's golden shore
G C D G
Singing country music for the lord 
C G
Now a singing life was all he ever wanted
D A D
But a travelling life can make a man feel tired
C
Lay your fortune on the line
G C
Twenty-six ain't past your prime
G C D G
Now the angel band has one more for the choir
C G
He was a legend in his time, I don't know the reason why
C G D A D
When he'd sing a song, you know I'd like to cry
G C
Now he's on the other side, standing on god's golden shore
G C D G
Singing country music for the lord
Instrumental:
C G
Some folks think that this life ain't worth living
D A D
But if you have a song to sing you'll last awhile
C
And we'll hear his songs again
G C
Coming in on a hickory wind
G C D G
Grievous angel right beside him one more mile
C G
He was a legend in his time, I don't know the reason why
C G D A D
When he'd sing a song, you know I'd like to cry
G C
Now he's on the other side, standing on god's golden shore
G C D G C D G
Singing country music for the lord
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