Steven K Lytle
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[Verso 1]
E A
People say I'm no good, crazy as a loon.
E A
Mama tried to raise me right, lost my way too soon
E A
Went rollin downhill like a snowball headed for hell
E B7 E A
Lord, I went and broke that family tradition when I fell
[Verso 2]
E A
Tried to be a working man, dang near all my life.
E A
The bottle let me down, ended up in a fight.
E A
Whiskey river drown my mind, memories tortured me.
E B7 E A
I knew I had it coming, I knew I couldn't be free.
[Refrão]
B7 A
I could hear that train a coming, it was rollin around the bend
E A
Couldn't wait to get back on the road again.
B7 A
Thought I was a good ole boy, never meaning no harm.
E B7 E A E A
But, being born a rambling man has ma-de this life, too hard.
[Ponte]
C#m B7 A
A C#m
C#m B7 A
A C#m
E A
E A
A
A
E A
[Verso 3]
E A
Sunday morning coming down, sky was frightening
E A
Guess I need to stop drinking my pappys ole white lightning
E A
I walked the line, becoming more torn
E B7 E A
Been in trouble with the law since the day I was born
[Refrão]
B7 A
I could hear that train a coming, it was rollin around the bend.
E. A
Couldn't wait to get back on the road again.
B7 A
Thought I was a good ole boy, never meaning no harm.
E B7 E
But, being born a rambling man has ma-de this life, too hard
B7 E
Yeah, ma-de this life, too hard.
Outro
E E
Wanna go back to being an Okie from Muskogee
How to play Steven K Lytle
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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