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[Intro]
Bm
[Verse 1]
He Bmwakes with the chickens and the Waco sun
He's got Emmouths to feed and Gcattle to run
BmSame as his daddy and his daddy done
It's Gall he's ever known
In this Bmmodern world movin' break-neck fast
He's a Emdyin' breed, a Gthing of the past
BmHe'll be damned if he don't hit back
If you Gstand in his way
When there's Anothin' more to say
[Chorus]
So Ghere's to the lifers
The struggle-and-strifers
DWorkin' long after the Aday is done
GHere's to the broke-backs
The cowboys in old hats
The Dlast of the Great GenerAation
It seems thEmey still dream
[Verse 2]
She's a Bmrenaissance girl with a fire in her soul
She's got a Empocket full of nothin', noGbody tells her "no"
She Bmflew into town twenty years ago
With a Gguitar and a song
She's been Bmplayin' them rooms but she ain't got far
Been Emlivin' off tips in them GBroadway bars
She's a Bmtroubadour queen but time left its mark
The Gscene's passed her by
In a Aworld that's passed her by
[Chorus]
So Ghere's to the lifers
The struggle-and-strifers
DWorkin' long after the Aday is done
GHere's to the broke-backs
The cowboys in old hats
The Dlast of the Great GenerAation
It seems thEmey still dream
[Solo]
Bm   Bm   Em   G
Bm   Bm   G   A   A
[Bridge]
No, they Bmdon't give up and they Gdon't give in
When Dthings don't go their Away
Yeah we're Bmgettin' knocked down, yeah we're Ggettin' back up
Live to Ddie another Aday
[Chorus]
So Ghere's to the lifers
The struggle-and-strifers
DWorkin' long after the Aday is done
GHere's to the broke-backs
The cowboys in old hats
The Dlast of the Great GenerAation
It seems thEmey still dream
[Outro]
Bm

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Lifers

by Cody Jinks

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

He wakes with the chickens and the Waco sun

Em G

He's got mouths to feed and cattle to run

Same as his daddy and his daddy done

It's all he's ever known

In this modern world movin' break-neck fast

Em G

He's a dyin' breed, a thing of the past

He'll be damned if he don't hit back

If you stand in his way

When there's nothin' more to say

[Chorus]

So here's to the lifers

The struggle-and-strifers

D A

Workin' long after the day is done

Here's to the broke-backs

The cowboys in old hats

D A

The last of the Great Generation

It seems they still dream

[Verse 2]

She's a renaissance girl with a fire in her soul

Em G

She's got a pocket full of nothin', nobody tells her "no"

She flew into town twenty years ago

With a guitar and a song

She's been playin' them rooms but she ain't got far

Em G

Been livin' off tips in them Broadway bars

She's a troubadour queen but time left its mark

The scene's passed her by

In a world that's passed her by

[Chorus]

So here's to the lifers

The struggle-and-strifers

D A

Workin' long after the day is done

Here's to the broke-backs

The cowboys in old hats

D A

The last of the Great Generation

It seems they still dream

[Solo]

Bm Bm Em G

Bm Bm G A A

[Bridge]

Bm G

No, they don't give up and they don't give in

D A

When things don't go their way

Bm G

Yeah we're gettin' knocked down, yeah we're gettin' back up

D A

Live to die another day

[Chorus]

So here's to the lifers

The struggle-and-strifers

D A

Workin' long after the day is done

Here's to the broke-backs

The cowboys in old hats

D A

The last of the Great Generation

It seems they still dream

[Outro]

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