Intro Am F
Am
i'm crashin', i'm burnin'
F
i'm whitley on the bourbon
C
there's a sunrise in the curtains
G
i'm blacked out on purpose
Am
she's sleepin' like an angel
F
i'm home, cats in the cradle
C
need some billy graham on that cable
G
instead of jim beam sittin' on the table
Am
(uuuh..)
F
i'm a long, long way from home
C
(uuuh..)
G
but i can still see it through the smoke
Chorus
F
i wish i still sang to Jesus
C G
like the way we used to do at church
F
now throw 'em out from short
go around the horn
C G
three up three down in the first
F
i been goin' too hard
i slipped pretty far
Am G
yeah, mama and heaven both know
F
i'm a man on a run with a hand on a gun
G
i'm a father and a son
(Am)
who needs that holy ghost
Int. Am F
Am
there's a chevron 'cross the highway
F
with the lights on
C
and i'm trippin' on the blue and red
G
she smoked my last cigarette
Am
yeah, it's one of those nights
F
where i'm gonna be up all night
i'm seein' burning out
C
stars in her eyes
G
it ain't why God made a sunrise..
Chorus
F
i wish i still sang to Jesus
C G
like the way we used to do at church
F
now throw 'em out from short
go around the horn
C G
three up three down in the first
F
i been goin' too hard
i slipped pretty far
Am G
yeah, mama and heaven both know
F
i'm a man on a run with a hand on a gun
G
i'm a father and a son
(Dm)
who needs that holy ghost
Dm Am
too young to feel this old..
G Dm
too drunk to even know
where i'm gonna end up
F
where i'm gonna go..
Am
(uuuh..)
F
i'm a long, long way from home
Am
(uuuh..)
F
too early, too late
to get somebody on the phone
Chorus
F
i wish i still sang to Jesus
C G
like the way we used to do at church
F
now throw 'em out from short
go around the horn
C G
three up three down in the first
F
i been goin' too hard
i slipped pretty far
Am G
yeah, mama and heaven both know..
F
i'm a man on a run with a hand on a gun
G
i'm a father and a son
Am G F
who needs that holy ghost
Am
i'm a hard one to love
G
yeah, it runs in my blood
F
i'm a father and a son
who needs that holy.. ghost
Note: Original key intro from Gm
