E5  
Well you can call out the sheriff and the highway patrol 
          E5 
There's a fool on the road careening out of control 
     A5                                     E5 
Hard liquor, fast women, I can't leave 'em be 
        B5                                       E5 
Lord, I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to me 
 

  E5 
I keep my engine revin' and my beer on ice 
   E5 
My idea of heaven is a pair 'a dice 
A5 
Seven come eleven, set this poor boy free 
        B5                                        E5 
Lord, I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy for me 
A5 
Bright lights, Saturday night 
  E5                                              B5  A5 
I must've had a couple, I'm a-feelin' all right 
A5 
My cupcake, can shimmy and shake 
F#5                     B5             C5  B5 
Spends more money than anybody makes  
 

     E5 
Well give me some more high octane juice 
E5       
You know there ain't no cure except for honky tonk blues 
A5                                        E5 
I come up with somethin' other than a nudity???? 
       B5                                        E5 
Lord I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy for me 
 
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A5 
Out on the town just a foolin around 
      E5                                 B5  A5 
Hey I got my mind on the lost and found 
A5 
Step up, no need to be shy 
         F#5                         B5               C5  B5 
You know every pretty woman's got a ticket to ride 
 
 
         E5 
Well, my tires are flat and I'm out of gas 
         E5 
I always promise myself I'll let the next one pass 
        A5                                       E5  
Lord, I wish that a promise didn't break so easily 
      B5                                        E5  
And I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy for me