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Rough On The Living
Recorded by Bobby Bare
Written by Shel Silverstein
CHis picture was G7in all the Cpapers
They said that a legend had passed
The Flate evening news did a special report
And swore that his memory would Clast
They're playing his records all weekend
Praising the C7life that he Flived
Nashville is rough on the Cliving
But she G7really speaks well of the Cdead
The wife that they G7interviewed Ccried
Is the same one who left him last fall
And the Frecord producer who called him a hero
Is the one who wouldn't answer his Ccalls
The ladies they sit over coffee
Bragging C7bout sharing his Fbed
They didn't want him around when he's Cliving
But he's G7sure a good friend when he's Cdead
They Fobserved twenty seconds of Csilence
At the G7Opry on Saturday Cnight
And Fthey're searching the bars and the Cbasements
For D7some souvenir of his G7life
They're Cplanning a G7book for CSeptember
Showing his plain country roots
Any Fthey're selling the rights to the movie
And the Hall of Fame's getting his Cboots
At the funeral somebody recited a poem
That told how C7he suffered and Fbled
Nashville is rough on the Cliving
But she G7really speaks well of the Cdead
Yeah FNashville is rough on the Cliving
But she G7really speaks well of the Cdead

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Rough On The Living

by Bobby Bare

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Rough On The Living

Recorded by Bobby Bare

Written by Shel Silverstein

C G7 C

His picture was in all the papers

They said that a legend had passed

The late evening news did a special report

And swore that his memory would last

They're playing his records all weekend

C7 F

Praising the life that he lived

Nashville is rough on the living

G7 C

But she really speaks well of the dead

G7 C

The wife that they interviewed cried

Is the same one who left him last fall

And the record producer who called him a hero

Is the one who wouldn't answer his calls

The ladies they sit over coffee

C7 F

Bragging bout sharing his bed

They didn't want him around when he's living

G7 C

But he's sure a good friend when he's dead

F C

They observed twenty seconds of silence

G7 C

At the Opry on Saturday night

F C

And they're searching the bars and the basements

D7 G7

For some souvenir of his life

C G7 C

They're planning a book for September

Showing his plain country roots

Any they're selling the rights to the movie

And the Hall of Fame's getting his boots

At the funeral somebody recited a poem

C7 F

That told how he suffered and bled

Nashville is rough on the living

G7 C

But she really speaks well of the dead

F C

Yeah Nashville is rough on the living

G7 C

But she really speaks well of the dead

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