If Today Doesn't Do Me In — Ian Noe
Chords and lyrics for If Today Doesn't Do Me In by Ian Noe (key of C).
Verse 1
[C]In a heavy rain [Em]standing
[F]Off an old county [C]road
'Side a[Am] high rolling [G]river so [F]swift[C]
[C]There was a hitchhiking [Em]stranger
[F]Quite pale from the [C]cold
On a [Am]cane, tryin' to [G]thumb down a [F]lift[C]
[C]Well, I pulled up beside[Em] him
[F]And let my window on [C]down
To the [Am]rain and the [F]bone-chilling [G]wind
[C]Said "You look awful [Em]worn
[F]In this late-winter [C]storm
[Am]Which way are you [G]headed, my [F]friend?"[C]
Chorus 1
[F]"Right [G]up to the [F][C]spotlight
[Am]Drinkin' all that [F]Coke and [G]gin
[C]And I'll be suit-wearin'[Em] man
[F]With gold in my [C]hand
[Am]If today [G]doesn't do me [F]in"[C]
Interlude
(same chords as verse)
Verse 2
[C]Behind a gas station [Em]counter
[F]Moving crates full of [C]things
[Am]That looked far too [G]heavy for [F]her[C]
[C]There stood a girl with a[Em] frown
[F]Said, "Let me just set these [C]down
[Am]And I'll be [G]right with you,[F] sir"[C]
[C]I said, "No hurry [Em]here
[F]Take all the time that you[C] want"
[Am]She said, "A little time and you [F]just wait and [G]see
[C]Oh, I'll be without a [Em]care
[F]When I finally get [C]there"
[Am]I said, "Miss, tell me [G]where might that[F] be"[C]
Chorus 2
[F]"Right [G]up to the [F]spotlight[C]
[Am]Drinkin' all that [F]Coke and [G]gin
[C]And I'll be a dress-wearin'[Em] girl
[F]With the heels and the[C] pearls
[Am]If today [G]doesn't do me[F] in[C]
[Am]If today [G]doesn't do me[F] in"[C]
Verse 3
[C]Well, I got a head-full this [Em]morning
[F]Cuttin' out through the [C]fog
[Am]You know, I can't [G]help but [F]wonder what's [C]left
[C]From every road that [Em]dead-ends
[F]To those old bitter[C] men
[Am]Passing time on [G]the old courthouse[F] steps[C]
[C]And there's a feeling you[Em] get
[F]Not far from [C]despair
[Am]That sometimes sets [F]in on your [G]mind
[C]But if it's all that [Em]you've got
[F]You still set the [C]clock
[Am]And get up with a [G]reason to [F]climb[C]
Chorus 3
[F]Right [G]up to the [F]spotlight[C]
[Am]Drinking all [F]that coke and [G]gin
[C]And I'll leave these shadows[Em] behind
[F]For a new peace of [C]mind
[Am]If today [G]doesn't do me [F]in[C]
[Am]If today [G]doesn't do me [F]in[C]
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