Misc Originals – Chris Minton - Another Way Out (Guitar)

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[CHORUS]
G               C               G
You may ask me why I gamble so

G                       F#              Em              D
And I’ll ask you why I was born without a row to hoe

G               C               G
Daddy has some acres, a few cows, and a house

G               D               G
That’s not the life I want to lead so I found another way out

G               C               G
A man can’t help what’s running through his veins

G                       F#              Em              D
So I skipped town at an early age, went to Newport on a train

G               C               G
Fell in with a bad crowd playing cards in some backstreet bar

G                               D               G
One-eyed jacks look good but one eye won’t let you see too far

C                                               G
The all-night card games soon made me a stranger to the sun

C                                       Am              D
When you owe the wrong men money, it’s natural to run

G               C               G
With the newfound sunlight at my back I set out in the wind

G               F#              D               G
And headed west to River City to try it all again
[CHORUS]
G               C               G
You may ask me why I gamble so

G                       F#              Em              D
And I’ll ask you why I was born without a row to hoe

G               C               G
Daddy has some acres, a few cows, and a house

G               D               G
That’s not the life I want to lead so I found another way out

G               C               G
You can’t be in Louisville without making a Derby bet

G                       F#              Em              D
But I made all the wrong ones and soon ended up in debt

G               C               G
That’s what happens when you spend a dollar trying to make a dime

G               D               G
I watched my future ride away two minutes at a time

C                               G
A wise man knows when it’s time to fold and leave the game

C                                       Am              D
I’m probably not a wise man but I folded just the same

G               C               G
With nothing but my wounded pride and a bottle of Wild Irish Rose

G               F#              D               G
I tucked my tail between my legs and staggered back to Jacksboro Rd
[CHORUS]
        C               G
You may ask me why I gamble so

C                                       Am              D
I was betting I’d escape from all these rows to hoe

G               C               G
Looks like it’s me and daddy and brother, these acres and these cows

G               D               G
It’s not the life I want to lead, I’ve got to find another way out

G               D               G
It’s not the life I want to lead, I’m gonna find another way out