Waiting Around To Die Chords & Tabs
Waiting Around To Die Tab
Tabs by Leon
Capo 4th fret (tabs related)
Tuning: Standard (needs to be adjusted a bit)
Version: Album version
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B |------0-----0----------0-----0------------------|
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D |--0-----0----------0-----0----------0h2---------|
A |------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------0h3--|
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A |--0-----------0--------------0----------0----------|
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Sometimes.... road...
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D |---------2-------2-------2------0---0-------0---0-------|
A |--0------------0----------------------------------------|
E |-------0---------------0--------------------------------|
Sometimes... why....
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I guess.... booze...
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easier.....
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A |--------------------------0-------------------0---0-------------|
E |----------------------------------0----0-------------------0h3--|
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D |--------2------------2-----|
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One-time friends.... even had a pa....
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beat her with a belt... cried....
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...him to take care headed down...
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easier.....
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E |------1--------1------------------------0----------0--------0------------|
B |-1h3-3-3--1h3-3-3----------------0------1--1---0h1--1---0h1--1---0h1-----|
G |----2--------2------2---2---------0---------2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--0-|
D |-0--------0-----------2-----2------2-------------------------------------|
A |------------------0-------------------0---0----0--------0-------0--------|
E |--------------------------0----0-------------------------------------0h3-|
Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me
Sometimes I can't even see the reason why
I guess I keep on gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin'
It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die
One-time friends I had a ma, I even had a pa
He beat her with a belt once cause she cried
She told him to take care of me, she headed down to Tennessee
It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die
I came of age and found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar
She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly
I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train
Seemed easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die
A friend said he knew where some easy money was
We robbed a man and brother did we fly
The posse caught up with me, drug me back to Muskogee
It's two long years, just a-waitin' 'round to die
Now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last
He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie
His name's codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen
Together we're gonna wait around and die
