{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2128287,"song":"The Songwriters Lament","artist":"Cory Morrow","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11461903-the-songwriters-lament-chords-by-cory-morrow/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2128287?type=chord","rating":4.60382,"votes":5,"content":"Alright, some friends of mine, and myself got together and we came \r\nup with this little ditty and we like to call it \"The Songwriter's\r\nLament\"...and it goes something like this:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, the doc said, \"Son, you've got to quit this life ya lead before[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nya die.\" I said, \"I can't quit. It's all I know and I can't afford[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nto die. And how'm I supposed to pay your bills when I'm six feet in[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthe ground? And who in the hell's gonna feed my dog when I'm no [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nlonger 'round?\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said, \"Ain't there something you can do, doc? [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome kind of pill or remedy?\" He said, \"I ain't never heard of no [/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\ndrug that works to keep a man from being lazy.\" [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHuh, I said \"Lazy? Now you just watch it, doc, cause I work really[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhard. You see, from 10p.m. to 2a.m., everynight, I play my guitar.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYeah, and I drink real hard and I smoke real hard, and I hardly[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch] \r\nhave time to sleep. And lately I've been eatin' so hard, I can[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhardly see my feet.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, I sat down and pondered awhile 'bout what the good doc had said[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I thought real quitely to myself, \"Ya know, maybe I'd be better[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\noff dead.\" Now you see, a dead man don't hafta worry about the police[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfor any warrants he might have out. And I'd no longer hafta hide[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfrom the credit card collecters tryin' to flush me out.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, bein' dead would be great. No more smoke-filled lungs or bars.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nNo more worryin' bout that liver disease you get from drinkin' too [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhard. No more playin' all night, no more hangovers that last all day.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo more meetin' beautiful women, no more rollin' around in the hay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(or rollin' around...who wrote that?)\r\n\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho'm I kiddin'?? I don't wanna die. I got alot of things left to do.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got alot of drinkin' and smokin' and pickin' and grinnin' and [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwritin' songs for you.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, I wanna live forever or atleast as long as I can. [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nI wanna smoke them cigarettes, feel the burnin' in my lungs man.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]      \r\nI wanna drink lots of whiskey and get drunk and stupid and stoned.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]        \r\nAnd I wanna make love to my woman, feel the passion burn all night [/tab]\r\n\r\nlong. \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               \r\nLord, don't take me now. You've gotta give me a little more time.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] \r\nI've got a few loose ends down here to tie up, alotta worries on my [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nmind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]            \r\nWell, I wanna live forever or atleast as long as I can. [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch] \r\nI wanna smoke them Marlboro lights, feel the burnin' in my lungs man.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI wanna drink Wild Turkey and get drunk and stupid and stoned.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I wanna make love to my woman, feel the passion burn all night [/tab]\r\n\r\nlong. \r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLord, don't take me now. You've gotta give me a little more time.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've got a few loose ends down here to tie up, alotta worries on my [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nmind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've got a few loose ends down here to tie up, and Lord, you know[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can't afford to die.[/tab]","plain_text":"Alright, some friends of mine, and myself got together and we came \nup with this little ditty and we like to call it \"The Songwriter's\nLament\"...and it goes something like this:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(or rollin' around...who wrote that?)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nlong. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nlong.","chords":["G","D","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}