By Randy Travis
Intro: F F#dim 7 C G/D C/E F C/G C
A wor[C]king day to long wh[G/B]en everything g[Am]oes wrong[Am/G]
[F]And a boss who don't kn[G]ow I'm alive[C]
[G] [G/B] [Am] [Am/G][D]
I once had a notion [G]I'd get that promotion, but now I barley survive
A wif[C]e to demanding wit[G/B]h no underst[Am]anding [Am/G]
[F]Of why I stay dead on my feet[E7]
[F] [G7] [C] [C/D] [C7] [F]
A dimly lit tavern a willing young woman
[C/G]Are some of the re[G7]asons I cheat[C]
The hair[C] that I'm losing [G/B]and a women who'[Am]s choosing [Am/G]
[F]To lay sound asleep by [G]my side[C]
[G]The b[C]ills they are mounting[G/B] thats when I star[Am]t counting [Am/G]
On someone to[D] help sooth my pride[G]
[C] [G/B] [Am] [Am/G][F]
A lady that knows me aff[E7]ection she shows me and a smile so easy and sweet
The dreams[F] that I've buried the [G7]load that I'v[C]e car[C/D]ried[C7][F]
Are som[C/G]e of the reasons I c[G7]heat[C]
[E] [F]
My children keep on growing me age keeps on showing
Like all[E] of my old friends I meet[F]
F#dim7 C f C/E F
So I'm getting older my life's growing colder
Just some[C/G] of the reasons I c[G7]heat[C]
[C7]Yes I[F]'m getting older[F#dim7] my life'[C]s growing colder [F]
Just som[C/G]e of the reasons[G7] I cheat[C]
Intro: F F#dim 7 C G/D C/E F C/G C
A wor[C]king day to long wh[G/B]en everything g[Am]oes wrong[Am/G]
[F]And a boss who don't kn[G]ow I'm alive[C]
[G] [G/B] [Am] [Am/G][D]
I once had a notion [G]I'd get that promotion, but now I barley survive
A wif[C]e to demanding wit[G/B]h no underst[Am]anding [Am/G]
[F]Of why I stay dead on my feet[E7]
[F] [G7] [C] [C/D] [C7] [F]
A dimly lit tavern a willing young woman
[C/G]Are some of the re[G7]asons I cheat[C]
The hair[C] that I'm losing [G/B]and a women who'[Am]s choosing [Am/G]
[F]To lay sound asleep by [G]my side[C]
[G]The b[C]ills they are mounting[G/B] thats when I star[Am]t counting [Am/G]
On someone to[D] help sooth my pride[G]
[C] [G/B] [Am] [Am/G][F]
A lady that knows me aff[E7]ection she shows me and a smile so easy and sweet
The dreams[F] that I've buried the [G7]load that I'v[C]e car[C/D]ried[C7][F]
Are som[C/G]e of the reasons I c[G7]heat[C]
[E] [F]
My children keep on growing me age keeps on showing
Like all[E] of my old friends I meet[F]
F#dim7 C f C/E F
So I'm getting older my life's growing colder
Just some[C/G] of the reasons I c[G7]heat[C]
[C7]Yes I[F]'m getting older[F#dim7] my life'[C]s growing colder [F]
Just som[C/G]e of the reasons[G7] I cheat[C]