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Drive-By Truckers - Do It Yourself
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My DDaddy called Ame on a EFriday morning, Dso sad to Atell me just what Eyou'd done
DYou tried so Ahard to make Eus all hate you Dbut in the Aend you was the only Eone
F#mSick, tired, pissed and wired, you never thought about anyone else.
DYou tried in Avain to find someEthing to kill you
DIn the Aend you had to Edo it yourself.
Who's Dto blame fAor the lEoveless marriage, whDo's to blAame for the broken Eband?
DYou ran from Alife and all of Eit?s pleasures, Dyour own teeth Amarks on your own damned Ehand.
F#mThrown out before the date's expired, you'd rather die than let anyone help,
DYou?d rather Adie than take a Estab at living.
DNothing Awould kill you so you Edo it yourself.
CEveryone has those Gtimes when the night's so Emlong
CThe dead-end Glife just drags you Emdown
CYou lean back Gunder the microEmphone
Cand turn your dGemons into Emwalls of goddamned noise and sound.
And Dit's a sorry Athing to do to your Esweet sister, DIt's a sorry thing Ato do to your Elittle boy
DIt's a sorry Athing to do Eto the folks who love you DYour Mama and Daddy Alost their only Eboy
F#mSome should say I should cut you slack, but you worked so hard at unhappiness.
DLiving too Ahard just couEldn't kill you
DIn the Aend you had to Edo it yourself.
DLiving too Ahard just couEldn't kill you
DIn the Aend you had to Edo it yourself.

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Do It Yourself

by Drive-By Truckers

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Drive-By Truckers - Do It Yourself

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D A E D A E

My Daddy called me on a Friday morning, so sad to tell me just what you'd done

D A E D A E

You tried so hard to make us all hate you but in the end you was the only one

F#m

Sick, tired, pissed and wired, you never thought about anyone else.

D A E

You tried in vain to find something to kill you

D A E

In the end you had to do it yourself.

D A E D A E

Who's to blame for the loveless marriage, who's to blame for the broken band?

D A E D A E

You ran from life and all of it?s pleasures, your own teeth marks on your own damned hand.

F#m

Thrown out before the date's expired, you'd rather die than let anyone help,

D A E

You?d rather die than take a stab at living.

D A E

Nothing would kill you so you do it yourself.

C G Em

Everyone has those times when the night's so long

C G Em

The dead-end life just drags you down

C G Em

You lean back under the microphone

C G Em

and turn your demons into walls of goddamned noise and sound.

D A E D A E

And it's a sorry thing to do to your sweet sister, It's a sorry thing to do to your little boy

D A E D A E

It's a sorry thing to do to the folks who love you Your Mama and Daddy lost their only boy

F#m

Some should say I should cut you slack, but you worked so hard at unhappiness.

D A E

Living too hard just couldn't kill you

D A E

In the end you had to do it yourself.

D A E

Living too hard just couldn't kill you

D A E

In the end you had to do it yourself.

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