Livin This Way
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G
[Verse 1]
G
Now mud, blood, hell and high water
G C
Better watch that wife and lock up that daughter with me
G
I'm a catastrophe
D F C G
Lordy, livin' this way is a-gonna be the death of me
[Chorus]
C
'Cause I'm livin' my life like a head-on collision
G
With the needle pegged, my thumb on the ignition
C
Of a runaway truck leavin' with my life
D
Killin' myself to feel alive
G
And there's a burnin' fire in my soul
C
It's just pedal-to-the-metal, goin' out of control
G D F G
In this life I lead, it'll be the death of me
[Solo Guitar]
C C G G
C C D D
G G C C
G D F G
[Verse 2]
G
Well I'm a rip, snortin' at the Border Lounge
C
Just takin' that high like the hungry hound in me
G
Runnin' at full speed
D F C G
Lordy, livin' this way is a-gonna be the death of me
[Chorus]
C
'Cause I'm livin' my life like a head-on collision
G
With the needle pegged, my thumb on the ignition
C
Of a runaway truck leavin' with my life
D
Killin' myself to feel alive
G
And there's a burnin' fire in my soul
C
It's just pedal-to-the-metal, goin' out of control
G D F G
In this life I lead, it'll be the death of me
D F C G
Yeah this life I lead will be the death of me
Artist: Hellbound Glory
Album: Scumbag Country
Track 2: Livin' This Way
Year: 2008
Written by Leon Virgil Bowers
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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