hey guys, this is my first tab so belenient if i mess up, but i'm pretty sure everything
accurate. you might just have to figure out the strum patterns on your own


     C (x32010@1)                             FLucinda (133211@1)Jones workin' at the IHOP:
Am (x02210@1)                                            GTen (320003@1)years worth of bacon, eggs an' tears
   C (x32010@1)                    FShe's (133211@1)waited on every creed an' color,
Am (x02210@1)                                  GWhile (320003@1)waitin' on this day to get here
 Dm (xx0231@1)                            AmGraveyard (x02210@1)shifts, two bit tips,
           CMakin' (x32010@1)every quarter count,
                   Dm (xx0231@1)             AmWas (x02210@1)worth it all to see her son,
        GIn (320003@1)that cap an' gown

                           CHORUS
                CThere (x32010@1)are times in life when you gotta crawl,
FLose (133211@1)your grip, trip an' fall
     AmWhen (x02210@1)you can't lean on no-one else:
    GThat's (320003@1)when you find yourself
      CI've (x32010@1)been around and I've noticed that
    FWalkin's (133211@1)easy when the road is flat
    Am (x02210@1)                                            Dm (xx0231@1)    GThem (320003@1)danged ol' hills'll get you every time
                Dm (xx0231@1)                             GYeah (320003@1)the good Lord gave us mountains,
                                     F (133211@1)                GSo (320003@1)we could learn how to climb

C (x32010@1)                         FPrivate (133211@1)Bobby Dunn came back from the war
     Am (x02210@1)                                            GLost (320003@1)his leg but they couldn't take his will
      C (x32010@1)                    FHell (133211@1)bent to run in that local marathon
     Am (x02210@1)                                               GHe (320003@1)trained through the endless pain an' pills
               Dm (xx0231@1)           AmIt (x02210@1)hurt so bad that sometimes

CHe (x32010@1)just had to cry
              Dm (xx0231@1)                AmHe (x02210@1)didn't stop until he crossed
         GThat (320003@1)finish line


(CHORUS)

    DmThis (xx0231@1)world ain't fair
         AmIt (x02210@1)can knock you on your butt
      DmYou (xx0231@1)can just lie there
                 GOr (320003@1)you can get back up
                             CYou (x32010@1)gotta get back up

(CHORUS)