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Verse
D
Early in the morning when the sun does rise
C
Layin’ in the bed with
G
bloodshot
eyes
D
Late in the evening when the sun sinks low
C
That’s about the time my
G
rooster
crows
Verse
D
I got women up and down this creek
And
C
they keep me going and my
G
engine
clean
D
Run me ragged but I don’t fret
Cause
C
there ain’t been one slow me
G
down none yet
Chorus
D
Get me drinkin’ that moonshine
C
Get my higher than the
G
grocery
bill
D
Take my troubles to the high wall
C
Throw ‘em in the river
G
and get your fill
D
We been sniffin’ that cocaine
C
Ain’t nothin’ better when the
G
wind cuts cold
D
Lord it’s a mighty hard living
But a
C
damn good feelin’ to
G
run these roads
Verse
I
D
got people try to tell me Red
C
Keep this livin’ and you’ll
G
wind up dead
D
Cast your troubles on the lord of lords
C
Wind up layin’ on a
G
coolin’
board
Verse
But
D
I got buddies up at White House Road
And they
C
keep me struttin’ when my
G
feet hang low
D
Rot gut whiskey gonna easy my pain
And
C
all this runnin’s gonna
G
keep me sane
Chorus
D
Get me drinkin’ that moonshine
C
Get my higher than the
G
grocery
bill
D
Take my troubles to the high wall
C
Throw ‘em in the river
G
and get your fill
D
We been sniffin’ that cocaine
C
Ain’t nothin’ better when the
G
wind cuts cold
D
Lord it’s a mighty hard living
But a
C
damn good feelin’ to
G
run these roads
It’s a
C
damn good feelin’ to
G
run these roads
Verse
D
When you lay me in the cold hard clay
Won’t you
C
sing them hymns while the
G
banjo
plays
D
Tell them ladies that they ought not frown
Cause there
C
ain’t been nothing ever
G
held me
D
down
Bridge
G
Lawman, women, or a shallow grave
G
Same old blues just a different day
Chorus
D
Get me drinkin’ that moonshine
C
Get my higher than the
G
grocery
bill
D
Take my troubles to the high wall
C
Throw ‘em in the river
G
and get your fill
D
We been sniffin’ that cocaine
C
Ain’t nothin’ better when the
G
wind cuts cold
D
Lord it’s a mighty hard living
But a
C
damn good feelin’ to
G
run these
D
roads
Outro
It’s a
C
damn good feelin’ to
G
run these
D
roads
It’s a
C
damn good feelin’ to
G
run these
D
roads