E5 
Now you're lookin' at a man that's gettin' kinda mad 
  E5 
I had lot's of luck but it's all been bad 
   B5 
No matter how I struggle and strive 
                                  E5 
I'll never get out of this world alive 
 
My fishin' pole's broke the creek is full of sand 

My woman run away with another man 

No matter how I struggle and strive 

I'll never get out of this world alive. 
 
Bridge 1: 
  A5                             E5 
A distant uncle passed away and left me quite a batch 
    A5                                   
And I was living high until that fatal day 
         B5 
A lawyer proved I wasn't born 
                     
I was only hatched 
 
 
I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow 
'Cause nothin's ever gonna be alright no-how 
No matter how I struggle and strive 
I'll never get out of this world alive 
 
Bridge 2: 
These shabby shoes I'm wearin' all the time 
Are full of holes and nails 
And brother if I stepped on a worn out dime 
I bet a nickel I could tell you if it was heads or tails. 
 
I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow 
'Cause nothin's ever gonna be alright no-how 
No matter how I struggle and strive 
I'll never get out of this world alive