Intro: F F (133211@1) BbCars (x1333x@1)lined up the street Dm (xx0231@1) FA (133211@1)procession for the thief F (133211@1) BbThe (x1333x@1)men were restless and the women howled Dm (xx0231@1) FAs (133211@1)they professed their grief Dm (xx0231@1) FA (133211@1)smoke was lying on his lips Bb (x1333x@1) CAnd (x32010@1)in his hand a rusty flask F (133211@1) DmEven (xx0231@1)in death he'd forced a smile C (x32010@1) FI (133211@1)oughta give him his dues for going out like that Interlude: F Dm F Bb Dm x2 F x2 F Bb Dm Bb Dm x2 F x2 F (133211@1) When you've walked through the valley BbSaw (x1333x@1)the face of death DmAnd (xx0231@1)you've paid your debts Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1)Well then, is there anything left Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) Is there anything left Dm (xx0231@1) BbWhen (x1333x@1)you've settled up FIs (133211@1)there anything left F (133211@1) BbI (x1333x@1)came to pay a false courtesy Dm (xx0231@1) BbSo (x1333x@1)you couldn't get the best of me Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) FBut (133211@1)the grief hung in the air and mingled with the sweat Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) FI (133211@1)presumed to know your inner workings, but I just wept Bb (x1333x@1) FI (133211@1)never thought much about the man C (x32010@1) FHe (133211@1)was always just drifting along BbBut (x1333x@1)a couple hours in FWe (133211@1)were drunk as sin Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) FI (133211@1)was wrong, I was wrong about him Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) FI (133211@1)came around, I came around, I came around F (133211@1) BbI (x1333x@1)took you for a hanger-on Dm (xx0231@1) FBut (133211@1)the way those folks all wept F (133211@1) BbYou (x1333x@1)must've been doing something right Dm (xx0231@1) FTo (133211@1)move the company you kept Bb (x1333x@1) FThe (133211@1)drinks kept coming and I loosed my tongue Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) And I talked a little shit F (133211@1) BbBut (x1333x@1)your friends just laughed and chimed right in Dm (xx0231@1) FTelling (133211@1)yarns so good it made me quit Bb (x1333x@1) FI (133211@1)never thought much about the man C (x32010@1) FHe (133211@1)was always just drifting along BbBut (x1333x@1)a couple hours in FWe (133211@1)were drunk as sin Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) FI (133211@1)was wrong, I was wrong about him Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) FI (133211@1)came around, I came around, I came around Bb (x1333x@1) FThe (133211@1)room started reeling Bb (x1333x@1) FI (133211@1)got the feeling I read you wrong Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) BbThen (x1333x@1)another bottle of gin Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) BbBreak (x1333x@1)out the bar brawl again Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) CYou (x32010@1)were the reason for them F (133211@1) BbBy (x1333x@1)the time the sun was at its feet Dm (xx0231@1) FEverybody (133211@1)there was pissed F (133211@1) BbAnd (x1333x@1)I can say with some degree of certainty Dm (xx0231@1) FThe (133211@1)old bastard will be missed Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) CI (x32010@1)thought your life was nothing more than one long grift F (133211@1) DmNow (xx0231@1)I sit weeping by your coffin Bb (x1333x@1) FClutching (133211@1)a bottle in my fist Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) FI (133211@1)came around, I came around, I came around x 6 ----------------------------------------------------- New single from Murder by Death's unreleased album "Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon". Make sure to buy it when it launches on Sept. 25th!
