Intro : Bb - C - F - Bb - F
F
My house burned down in a flash of thunder.
C
My wife ran off with a one-legged plumber.
Bb F C7
My crops fell dead when the riverbed went dry.
F
My dog got squashed by a pickup truck.
C
My son ran away and got hooked on drugs.
Bb F C7
My daughter's knocked up by the class of '85.
Bb
People say that life is good,
F
it don't seem good to me.
C
I'm lost without a paddle,
F C F
and I'm headed up shit creek.
Bb
People say that life is fun,
F
but I don't know why,
C
as far as I can tell,
C STOP F (Bb - F)
life sucks , then you die.
F -> F#
F#
The government dumps its toxic waste,
C#
right on top of my mother's grave,
B F# C#7
a team of experts say it won't do her no harm.
F#
But my sheep went crazy and killed my mule.
C#
I cut off my dick with a power tool,
B F# C#7
fixin' the hole where the meteor hit the barn.
B
People say that life is good,
F#
but I just piss and moan,
C#
i got one foot on a banana peel,
F# C# F#
the other in the Twilight Zone.
B
People say that life is fun,
F#
but I don't know why,
C#
as far as I can tell,
C# STOP F# (B - F#)
life sucks , then you die.
F# -> G
G
I went to the store to buy some shells,
D
my gun went off and blew the owner to hell,
C G D7
now I'm sittin' here in jail, singin' this song.
G
And one guy wants to cut me with a knife,
D
another guy wants me to be his wife,
C G D7
hey, I wish they'd hang me before somethin' really goes wrong!
C
People say that life is good,
G
give thanks for what you have,
D
when all you have is nothin',
G D G
nothin' makes you glad.
C
People say that life is fun,
G
but I don't know why,
D
as far as I can tell,
D D STOP
life sucks ,
D D STOP
life sucks ,
D D STOP G (C - G)
life sucks , then you die.
