(Verse)
I found c[C]omf[C/B]ort and c[Am]ourag[Am/G]e and b[F]ottles of w[C]hiskey[G]
I [C]swear [C/B]to you [Am]friend that that [D]life is some [G]risky
I have [C]backed [C/B]away [Am]quickl[Am/G]y from [F]those that would [C]burn me
And [C]stopped [C/B]up my [Am]ears that [D]no one should [G]learn me
(Chorus)
But the [F]la[G]dy be[C]side me
is the [F]one [G]I have [C]chosen
to [F]walk through [G]life
like a [F]coat [G]from the [C]cold
(Verse)
I have f[C]lown [C/B]like a [Am]bird [Am/G]from ev[F]ery cage that c[C]onfined [G]me
an[C]d brok[C/B]en every [Am]one of the ti[D]es that b[G]ind me
I have [C]danced [C/B]me ar[Am]ound s[Am/G]ome sad[F] ol' sad ol situa[C]tions
and [C]take[C/B]n my s[Am]hare of th[D]ose sweet invi[G]tations
I found c[C]omf[C/B]ort and c[Am]ourag[Am/G]e and b[F]ottles of w[C]hiskey[G]
I [C]swear [C/B]to you [Am]friend that that [D]life is some [G]risky
I have [C]backed [C/B]away [Am]quickl[Am/G]y from [F]those that would [C]burn me
And [C]stopped [C/B]up my [Am]ears that [D]no one should [G]learn me
(Chorus)
But the [F]la[G]dy be[C]side me
is the [F]one [G]I have [C]chosen
to [F]walk through [G]life
like a [F]coat [G]from the [C]cold
(Verse)
I have f[C]lown [C/B]like a [Am]bird [Am/G]from ev[F]ery cage that c[C]onfined [G]me
an[C]d brok[C/B]en every [Am]one of the ti[D]es that b[G]ind me
I have [C]danced [C/B]me ar[Am]ound s[Am/G]ome sad[F] ol' sad ol situa[C]tions
and [C]take[C/B]n my s[Am]hare of th[D]ose sweet invi[G]tations