- Verse 1:
A [A]poor man with a [E]rich man's habit is a [F#m]dead man
Like a [D]gun is n[A]othing until in [E]some ones hand
- Chorus:
A [A]funeral is p[E]arty without a c[F#m]orpse
And a w[D]edding is two st[Bm]rangers then div[A]orce
- Verse 2:
A ne[A]ed a smaller p[E]en so[F#m] I can write
Because the de[D]vil has my i[A]dle hands wit[E]hin his sight
- Chorus:
And I j[A]ust want to s[E]ay something t[F#m]rue
It's a [D]lie that [Bm]you love me t[A]oo
- Verse 3:
A [A]murder is a co[E]ld body wit[F#m]hout police
And a b[D]ird with no w[A]ings is a r[E]at to me
- Chorus:
If you're a[A]ble to go [E]on another [F#m]day
Cons[D]ider yourself lu[Bm]cky, don't ch[A]ange
- Verse 4:
A [A]bible is just pa[E]per wit[F#m]hout the words
With two e[D]nds and no con[A]tent in the mi[E]ddle verse
- Chorus:
And no ch[A]orus but I th[E]ank you for the gu[F#m]itar
I woul[D]dn't have m[Bm]ade it this f[A]ar
- Verse 5:
When [A]I say that I am [E]talking a[F#m]bout the years
My two d[D]aughters and my ri[A]ght hand that w[E]ipes the tears
- Chorus:
Not from go[A]d's hand I let the s[E]unlight shine t[F#m]hrough
All the d[D]arkness the [Bm]ends with y[A]ou
A [A]poor man with a [E]rich man's habit is a [F#m]dead man
Like a [D]gun is n[A]othing until in [E]some ones hand
- Chorus:
A [A]funeral is p[E]arty without a c[F#m]orpse
And a w[D]edding is two st[Bm]rangers then div[A]orce
- Verse 2:
A ne[A]ed a smaller p[E]en so[F#m] I can write
Because the de[D]vil has my i[A]dle hands wit[E]hin his sight
- Chorus:
And I j[A]ust want to s[E]ay something t[F#m]rue
It's a [D]lie that [Bm]you love me t[A]oo
- Verse 3:
A [A]murder is a co[E]ld body wit[F#m]hout police
And a b[D]ird with no w[A]ings is a r[E]at to me
- Chorus:
If you're a[A]ble to go [E]on another [F#m]day
Cons[D]ider yourself lu[Bm]cky, don't ch[A]ange
- Verse 4:
A [A]bible is just pa[E]per wit[F#m]hout the words
With two e[D]nds and no con[A]tent in the mi[E]ddle verse
- Chorus:
And no ch[A]orus but I th[E]ank you for the gu[F#m]itar
I woul[D]dn't have m[Bm]ade it this f[A]ar
- Verse 5:
When [A]I say that I am [E]talking a[F#m]bout the years
My two d[D]aughters and my ri[A]ght hand that w[E]ipes the tears
- Chorus:
Not from go[A]d's hand I let the s[E]unlight shine t[F#m]hrough
All the d[D]arkness the [Bm]ends with y[A]ou