Capo 2nd Fret Cold Start (No Intro) N.C. D7 G Lord, I quit the drinkin', the smokin' an' the honky-tonk life. D A G A The day that a ring an' a preacher made her my wife. D D7 Yeah, an' I said: "I do", but I didn't have a clue, G How I'd miss all the whiskey an' women. C G I tried to be true, but it's all I can do, D G A D Keepin' up with the Jonesin'. D D7 G Man, this hectic, domestic lifestyle takes a while to adjust. D A G A Ah, she don't seem to remember that old rowdy rambler I was. D 'Cause she calls up her friends an' tells them , G How good I been doin'. C G But the truth is I'm goin' out of my mind, D G A D Keepin' up with the Jonesin'. G C G An' I miss gettin' high, an' stayin out all night, D With all my old friends. A An' I miss the liquor, the bartenders, G A D The fights, the girls an' the bands. G C It wouldn't be so damned hard, G D G If I didn't know what I'm missin'. C G She don't understand, I'm doin' all that I can, D Keepin' up with the Jonesin'. SOLO G C It gets so damned hard, G D G When I know what I'm missin'. C G Sometimes I give in, start over again D G Keepin' up with the Jonesin'. C Son I understand G It takes a hell of a man D Keepin' up with the Jonesin'
