OBS: I think he tunes down to a different key because I can?t get the 
EXACT sound (open strings) but these chords will allow you to play 
Along with the mp3. 
 
  D5 
I met a good friend a long time ago 
        D5 
I could make it to the cooler shade 
      D5 
But I ended up burying myself alive 
   D5 
To prove that I could use a spade 
        G5 
I could be the next, I could be the first 
      D5 
A few people even know my name 
      G5 
I'm a big league hitter with a hell of a glove 
         D5                   A5 
But they never put me in the game 
 
Refr?o -------------
    G5  A5               B5  
But I-I-I'm gonna be alright 
   G5       A5      D5  
If I leave here tonight
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And I told a good friend a long time ago 

I was gonna make it to the Hall of Fame 

But she left me for a Hollywood movie star 

She liked the way he spelled his name 

I could be the best, I could be the worst 

But I'm gonna tell you one thing's for sure 

To those who fight for a life that's a special flavor 

the shelter can never know 
 
Chorus 
 
Bridge: 
B5               G5 
Mmmmmmmmmm , oohhhooohhh 
B5                                        G5 
I try to find a little humor everywhere I go 
B5          G5    
Mmmmmmmmmm , hey-hey 
E5                                             A5 
A little humor is the only thing that keeps me sane 
 
Oh and I begged my poor mom a long time ago 

Not to hate me for the choice I made 

And a minute in the sun's no price to pay 

For a second in the cooler shade 

I could be the one but I'm on the run 

So don't come a knockin' on my door 

I'll be swingin in a hammock strung 'tween the trees 

Well I did it and I told you so 
 
Closing Chorus: 
B5             G5 
I'm gonna be alright 
B5             G5 
I'm gonna be alright 
G5  A5               B5 
I-I-I'm gonna be alright 
   G5       A5      D5 
If I leave here tonight