| G | |
| Now, you're l | ookin' at a man that's gettin' kinda mad |
| G | |
| I h | ad a lot a luck, but it's all been bad |
| C | D7 | |
| No m | atter how I struggle and st | rive |
| G | |
| I'll never get out of this world al | ive |
| G | |
| My f | ishin' pole's broke, the creek is full of sand |
| G | |
| My w | oman run away with another man |
| C | D7 | |
| No m | atter how I struggle and str | ive |
| G | |
| I'll never get out of this world al | ive |
| C | |
| My d | istant uncle passed away |
| G | |
| And l | eft me quite a batch |
| C | |
| And | I was livin' high until the fatal day |
| D7 | |
| A lawyer pr | oved I wasn't born, I was only hatched |
| G |
| Everything's agin me and it's got me down |
| G | |
| If | I jumped in the river I would probably drown |
| C | D7 | |
| No m | atter how I struggle and st | rive |
| G | |
| I'll never get out of this world al | ive |
| C | |
| These sh | abby shoes I'm wearin' all the time |
| G | |
| Is f | ull of holes and nails |
| C | |
| And br | other, if I stepped on worn-out dime |
| D7 | |
| I bet a n | ickel I could tell you if it was heads or tails |
| G | |
| I'm n | ot gonna worry wrinkles in my brow |
| G | |
| 'Cause n | othin's ever gonna be alright no-how |
| C | D7 | |
| No m | atter how I struggle and st | rive |
| G | |
| I'll never get out of this world al | ive |
