Written by Johnny Cash
Intro
E A E E B7 E E
Live your time, stand in line, you'll get yours and I'll get mine
Verse 1:
E E A E
I don't like the taste of whisky nor the smell of musky grass
A E E B7 B7
And when they pass around the trips I've learned to let them pass
E E A E
I'm not gonna drift away on powder not gonna blow away on smoke
E A E B7 E E
I'll put everything on Jesus Christ and I'm gonna go for broke
A A E E
So live your time, live your time, someday we'll all stand in line
E E E B7
When rewards are handed out you'll get yours and I'll get mine
A A E E
But no honorable mention will come stragglin' down the line
E A E E B7 E E
Live your time, stand in line, you'll get yours and I'll get mine
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Verse 2:
E E A E
I'm not pointing any fingers, I'm not tryin' to be your light
A E E B7 B7
I'm just tryin' to say did I believe I'm finally gettin' it right
E E A E
But what works for me don't necessarily mean it'll work for you
E A E B7 E E
But I've tasted and I've tested and I know he tried and true
A A E E
So live your time, live your time, someday we'll all stand in line
E E E B7
When rewards are handed out you'll get yours and I'll get mine
A A E E
But no honorable mention will come stragglin' down the line
E A E E B7 E E
Live your time, stand in line, you'll get yours and I'll get mine
Outro
E A E E B7 E E
Live your time, stand in line, you'll get yours and I'll get mine
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