Keith Whitley – Hard Livin (Guitar)

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[Intro] E [Verse 1]
              E
Well, you can call up the sheriff and the highway patrol

                 E
'Cause there's a fool on the road careenin' out of control

     A                                          E
Hard liquor, fast women, I just can't let 'em be

        B                                        E
Lord, I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy for me
[Verse 2]
        E
Well, I keep my motor runnin', got my beer on ice

        E
Hey, my idea of heaven is a pair o' dice

A                                    E
Seven come eleven, set this poor boy free

        B                                        E
Lord, I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy for me
[Chorus 1]
A
  Bright lights, Saturday night

  E                                             B  A
I must've had a couple, I'm a-feelin' all right
My cupcake can shimmy and shake
F#                    B             C  B
Spend more money than anybody makes
[Verse 3]
      E
Well, give me some more high-octane juice

    E
You know there ain't no cure for these a-honky tonk blues

       A                                               E
If you come up with somethin', I'll develop an immunity

        B                                        E
Lord, I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy for me
[Instrumental] | E | E | E | E | | A | A | E | E | | B | B | E | E | [Chorus 2]
A
  Out on the town, just a foolin' around

       E                                 B  A
Hey, I got my mind on the lost and found
Step up, no need to be shy
         F#                         B              C  B
You know every pretty woman's got a ticket to ride
[Verse 4]
         E
Well, my tires are flat and now I'm out of gas

         E
I always promise myself I'd let the next one pass

        A                                         E
Lord, I wish that a promise didn't break so easily

      B                                        E
And I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy for me

       B                                        E
Hey, I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy for me
[Outro] | E | E | E | E | | A | A | E | E | | B | B | E | E | | E | E | E | E | | A | A | E | E | | B | B | E | E | (fade out)