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Hanging Your Life On A Wall
Guy Clark                  (Capo to taste, I don't use one here)
[Verse]
CI used to be Juanita's old boyFfriend
CWe sure gave 'em some stories to Ftell
Now I Ccan't even Gfind her FpictGure
I guess I'm Ffinally through Gfoolin' Cmyself
I Cused to be an ex-bullFrider
CLivin' on the edge of life iFtself
Now I Ccan't even Gfind my FbuckGle
Looks like I'm Ffinally through Gfoolin' Cmyself
[Chorus]
FHang Con just as Glong as you Ccan
FGet up whenGever you Cfall
FShake it offC, Boys, and Ggo 'round aCgain
Don't be Fhangin' your lGife on the Cwall
 F   C   G   C   F   G   C   F   C   G   C   F   G   C   FInstrumental
[Optional chorus in lieu of instrumental]
         Fwell you Cknow that old Gdog of mine CCaesar
         Fhe was my rGode mCanager
         Fnow he could tell tCime, and he could dGrive a VolCvo
         but I Fprobably should have never Glet him drive that Cday
[Verse]
I Cused to be forever chasin' Ffiretrucks
CI sure could raise me some Fhell
CI don't know wGhy I like to Fdo that kinda Gstuff
I guessed I Fwasn't through Gfoolin' Cmyself
I Cused to have a smokin' little Ffastball
CI sure could show 'em some Fstuff
Now I cCan't even Gmake it on the
         chuFrch team anyGmore
I guess I'm Ffinally through Gfoolin' Cmyself
[Chorus] x2
FHang Con just as Glong as you Ccan
FGet up whenGever you Cfall
FShake it offC, Boys, and Ggo 'round aCgain
Don't be Fhangin' your lGife on the Cwall
[Outro]
FShake it offC, Boys, and Ggo 'round aCgain
Don't be Fhangin' your lGife on the Cwall
F   C   F   C

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Hanging Your Life On A Wall

by Guy Clark

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Hanging Your Life On A Wall

Guy Clark (Capo to taste, I don't use one here)

[Verse]

C F

I used to be Juanita's old boyfriend

C F

We sure gave 'em some stories to tell

C G F G

Now I can't even find her picture

F G C

I guess I'm finally through foolin' myself

C F

I used to be an ex-bullrider

C F

Livin' on the edge of life itself

C G F G

Now I can't even find my buckle

F G C

Looks like I'm finally through foolin' myself

[Chorus]

F C G C

Hang on just as long as you can

F G C

Get up whenever you fall

F C G C

Shake it off, Boys, and go 'round again

F G C

Don't be hangin' your life on the wall

F C G C F G C F C G C F G C F

Instrumental

[Optional chorus in lieu of instrumental]

F C G C

well you know that old dog of mine Caesar

F G C

he was my rode manager

F C G C

now he could tell time, and he could drive a Volvo

F G C

but I probably should have never let him drive that day

[Verse]

C F

I used to be forever chasin' firetrucks

C F

I sure could raise me some hell

C G F G

I don't know why I like to do that kinda stuff

F G C

I guessed I wasn't through foolin' myself

C F

I used to have a smokin' little fastball

C F

I sure could show 'em some stuff

C G

Now I can't even make it on the

F G

church team anymore

F G C

I guess I'm finally through foolin' myself

[Chorus] x2

F C G C

Hang on just as long as you can

F G C

Get up whenever you fall

F C G C

Shake it off, Boys, and go 'round again

F G C

Don't be hangin' your life on the wall

[Outro]

F C G C

Shake it off, Boys, and go 'round again

F G C

Don't be hangin' your life on the wall

F C F C

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