Ballad Of The Devil's Backbone Tavern

C A D G C Old Miss Virgy tended bar at this shack out in the hills A D7 G It never made her any money boys but paid of all her bills C F Now she must have been 80 years old but her heart was warm D7 And her beer was cold C A She gave away more than she ever sold D G C Smiling all the time C A D G C I used to sing off in the corner every Friday night A D7 G To a loud crowd of cowboys, bikers and bar room fights C F D7 They were drinking beer, carrying on, not a one of them listening to one of my songs C A But old Miss Virgy sang along D G C She said she knew 'em all by heart C A D G C And then one night after closing she poured me another beer A She said "Come on over and sit down you little shit D7 G I got something you need to hear" C F D7 She said "Life ain't easy getting through everybody's gonna make things tough on you C A D G C But I can tell you right now if you dig what you do, they will never get you down" C A She said life's too short to worry D G C Life's too long to wait C A Too short not to love everybody D7 G Life's too long to hate C I meet a lot of men who haggle and finagle all the time F D7 Trying to save a nickel maybe make a dime C A D G C Not me, no sireee, I ain't got the time C A D G C Now I ain't seen Ol' Virgy in must have been about ten years A D7 G I've been bumming around this country singing my songs for tips and beers C Now the nights are long The driving's tough F D7 Hotels stink, and the pay sucks C A D G C But I can't dig what I do enough, so it never gets be down C A I say life's too short to worry D G C Life's too long to wait A Too short not to love everybody D7 G Life's too long to hate C I meet a lot of men who haggle and finagle all the time F D7 Trying to save a nickel maybe make a dime C A D G C Not me, no sireee, I ain't got the time