Capo 1

Em
  Two packs of cigarettes a day
G
  The strongest whiskey Kentucky can make
A5                            C
  That's the recipe to put a vagabond on his hands and knees
Em                                               G
  I watched it all up close, I knew it more than most
  G                               A5
I saw a side of him I could never show
A5                        C
  For the sympathy, for a world that wouldn't let him be
Em
  That's the man he was
G
 Have you heard enough

Chorus:
G       C             G                C  G
 What a shame, what a shame to judge a life that you can't change
G         C                      G
The choir sings the church bells ring
             C                 G
So won't you give this man his wings
G      C                G              C G     C
What a shame to have to beg you to see we're not all the same

C      Em
What a shame

Em--G--C(x2)

             Em
There's a hard life for every silver spoon,
          G
There's a touch of gray for every shade of blue
A5
   That's the way that I see life
             C
If there was nothing wrong then there'd be nothing right
Em                                                 G
  And for this working man, they said could barely stand
                                    A5
There's got to be a better place to land
A5                   C
Some kind of remedy, for a world that wouldn't let him be
Em
That's the man he was
G
Have you heard enough

Chorus

Em - G
Em - C
Em - G
Em - C

Bridge:
Em              A5                  G
God forgive the hands that laid you down
C                    Em
They never knew how, but your broken
A5                  G
Heart can break the sound
C
And change the season
Em                 A5
Now the leaves are falling faster,
G       C
Happily ever after
Em                       A5
You gave me hope through your endeavors
        G                C
And now you will live forever

Chorus

G      C             G
What a shame, what a shame
      C                 G
Cause we're not all the same
G      C             G
What a shame, what a shame
      C                 Em
Cause we're not all the same
*let Em ring out, stroke once*
-End-

Also some things that might help you if you want to make these better.

The verses are in the key of E and the chorus is in the key of G.

Hope that helps you guys out.