[F#m A E D] x 2 [F#m]Poor boy- [A]hailed from Mississippi [E]Had dreams [D] beyond just a family [F#m]Left home when [A] he was just seventeen [E] Never even looked [D] back till he was twenty three [F#m]By then he'd [A]been through the ringer [E]Made himself a [D]name as a singer [F#m]Read about in [A] all of the papers [E]How the boy got [D] lost in the vapors [B]Ego is a muscle [D7][C7]just add fame and watch it swell [F#m A E D] x 2 [F#m]Lot of things have [A]changed since the old days [E]God bless the [D]fool who gets in your way [F#m]Too much time [A]living with your own disease [E]Too many lines [D]blurring out the boundaries [F#m]Lost friends [A]fallen by the wayside [E]Lost lovers [D]take it all in stride [F#m]Eyes closed[.] (Eyes Closed) still it should be plain to see You're not the boy that you used to be [B]Ego is a muscle [D7][C7]just add fame and watch it swell [F#m A] [B]Do the Hattiesburg Hustle [D7][C7]shuffle 'em off to Hell [F#m A E D] x 2 [F7]Take me back in time [D] Show me things as they were [F7]Let my soul unwind [C]Take me to the place where [D]things ain't such a [E]blur [F#m A E D] x 2 [F#m] Poor boy-[A] hailed from Mississippi [E] Had dreams [D] beyond just a family [F#m A] [B]Ego is a muscle [D7][C7]just add fame and watch it swell [F#m A] [B]Do the Hattiesburg Hustle [D7][C7]shuffle 'em off to Hell [F#m A E D] etc Shuffle 'em off to Hell .... Rpt till end and adlib [.] = Stop