A Pound Of Rust

Intro F G Am C Verse F G Well, I’ve got some things to get off my chest Am C A few more words around while I still got some melody left F G I’ve been way up high, I’ve been underneath Am C I’ve spent some weekends down in Key West sniffin’ cocaine on the beach F G Hell I’ve burnt some nights, and I’ve burnt some weed Am C I’ve taken handfuls of pills just so I can get some sleep F G To quiet my mind from all this noise Am C That tells me I ain’t good enough and all those slammin’ doors [Refrão] Dm F Well sheddin’ all this old skin is hard Dm F And I feel naked now C because the world can see my scars G F And where I’ve been, the hell I’ve raised again and again C G I’ve been stuck in the mud now I’m digging up Am And my whole life’s been a battleground F And I still don’t know G C If I can turn this pound of rust to a pound of gold Verse F G I’ve been way down south, old Mexico Am C I almost od:ed in a motel room the night before a show F G Woke up the next day like there was nothing wrong Am C And I hit every pharmacy in town til all my pesos were gone F G Hell I’ve pawned guitars, that wouldn’t mind Am C I paid the interest back in shame and I lost some friends along the way F G I’ve had to fight and I’ve had to bleed Am C I’m putting my failures on display for the whole damn world to see [Refrão] Dm F Well sheddin’ all this old skin is hard Dm F And I feel naked now C because the world can see my scars G F And where I’ve been, the hell I’ve raised again and again C G I’ve been stuck in the mud now I’m digging up Am And my whole life’s been a battleground F And I still don’t know G C If I can turn this pound of rust to a pound of gold Verse F G Well I’ve been a liar, and I’ve been a thief Am C I drugged my knuckles with the junkies I’ve fought them methamphetamines F G I’ve run the streets, I’ve run from the law Am C I’ve run from myself the most of my life but I ain’t runnin anymore F G Hell I’ve done some time behind prison walls Am C For five long years I fought lonely with a guitar and a song F G Barely made it out, still holdin on Am C And I found forgiveness in the savior for all the things I’ve done wrong [Refrão] Dm F Well sheddin’ all this old skin is hard Dm F And I feel naked now C because the world can see my scars G F And where I’ve been, the hell I’ve raised again and again C G I’ve been stuck in the mud now I’m digging up Am And my whole life’s been a battleground F And I still don’t know G C If I can turn this pound of rust to a pound of gold Outro Lord I’m growin old G C I’m tryin to turn this pound of rust to a pound of gold