Waiting Around to Die — The Be Good Tanyas
Chords and lyrics for Waiting Around to Die by The Be Good Tanyas (key of A).
Verse 1
[Am]Sometimes I don't know where this dirty [Dm]road is taking me
[Am]Sometimes can't even see the reason [E]why
I [Am]guess I keep a-gamblin', lots of [Dm]booze and lots of ramblin'
It's [Am]easier than just [E]waitin' around to [Am]die
[Am]One time, friends, I had a Ma, I [Dm]even had a Pa
[Am]He beat her with a belt once 'cause she [E]cried
She told [Am]him to take care of me, [Dm]headed down to Tennessee
It's[Am] easier than just [E]waitin' around to [Am]die
[Am]I came of age and I found a girl in a [Dm]Tuscaloosa bar
[Am]She cleaned me out and hit in on the [E]sly
[Am]I tried to kill the pain, bought some [Dm]wine and hopped a train
[Am]Seemed easier than just [E]waitin' around to [Am]die
[Am]A friend said he knew where some [Dm]easy money was
We [Am]robbed a man, and brother did we [E]fly
The [Am]posse caught up with me and [Dm]drug me back to Muskogee
It's [Am]two long years I've been [E]waitin' around to [Am]die
[Am]Now I'm out of prison, I got [Dm]me a friend at last
[Am]He don't drink or steal or cheat or [E]lie
His [Am]name's Codeine, he's the [Dm]nicest thing I've seen
[Am]Together we're gonna [E]wait around and [Am]die
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