Capo 1 E5 Two packs of cigarettes a day G5 The strongest whiskey Kentucky can make A5 C5 That's the recipe to put a vagabond on his hands and knees E5 G5 I watched it all up close, I knew it more than most G5 A5 I saw a side of him I could never show A5 C5 For the sympathy, for a world that wouldn't let him be E5 That's the man he was G5 Have you heard enough Chorus: G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 What a shame, what a shame to judge a life that you can't change G5 C5 G5 The choir sings the church bells ring C5 G5 So won't you give this man his wings G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 What a shame to have to beg you to see we're not all the same C5 E5 What a shame Em--G--C(x2) E5 There's a hard life for every silver spoon, G5 There's a touch of gray for every shade of blue A5 That's the way that I see life C5 If there was nothing wrong then there'd be nothing right E5 G5 And for this working man, they said could barely stand A5 There's got to be a better place to land A5 C5 Some kind of remedy, for a world that wouldn't let him be E5 That's the man he was G5 Have you heard enough Chorus E5 - G5 E5 - C5 E5 - G5 E5 - C5 Bridge: E5 A5 G5 God forgive the hands that laid you down C5 E5 They never knew how, but your broken A5 G5 Heart can break the sound C5 And change the season E5 A5 Now the leaves are falling faster, G5 C5 Happily ever after E5 A5 You gave me hope through your endeavors G5 C5 And now you will live forever Chorus G5 C5 G5 What a shame, what a shame C5 G5 Cause we're not all the same G5 C5 G5 What a shame, what a shame C5 E5 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.
