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[Intro]
C G F C
[Verse 1]
CWell jehovas witesses they left their magazine
Gat a truck stop in roswell new mexico
Fand i read them all night as the girl next to me slept
Cand they taught me some things i was glad to know
[Verse 2]
Cthey said hell is not a place of fire and torment no
Gits just means eternal sleep
Fand as the rightoues rise and go to paradise
CThe rest of us will just rest in peace
Gwell thats okay with
Fme cause if there's one thing
Ci like its when I close my eyes and dream
Gand i never knew God so
Fi wont miss him too much and
Cim sure that he wont be missing me
[Chorus]
Coh let me live for ten more years
Gevery day with ten more beers than the Flast
just keep me moving Cfast
Gand let me live for a Fthousand more songs
Cevery one of them shouted out strong until Gthe end
so i dont have to lFive again
Coh let me live for ten more years
Gevery day with ten more beers than the Flast
just keep me moving Cfast
Gand let me live for a Fthousand more songs
Cevery one of them shouted out strong until Gthe end
so i dont have to lFive again
C
[Verse 3]
Gand im asking lord Fhave mercy
Cplease dont wake me up
Gbecause all my clothes are dirtFy
Cand my hair could use a cut
Gand ill be singing and screaming all Fnight long
Ckeeping everybody in heavan awake
[Solo]
ah woah ah woah
G(its just better for us all Fif I slumber on)
Cno heavan for me for heavans sake
[Chorus]
Coh let me live for ten more years
Gevery day with ten more beers than the Flast
just keep me moving Cfast
Gand let me live for a Fthousand more songs
Cevery one of them shouted out strong
until the Gend
so i dont have to live aFgain
Cnoooo

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Watchtower

by Dirtface Daredevils

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G F C

[Verse 1]

Well jehovas witesses they left their magazine

at a truck stop in roswell new mexico

and i read them all night as the girl next to me slept

and they taught me some things i was glad to know

[Verse 2]

they said hell is not a place of fire and torment no

its just means eternal sleep

and as the rightoues rise and go to paradise

The rest of us will just rest in peace

well thats okay with

me cause if there's one thing

i like its when I close my eyes and dream

and i never knew God so

i wont miss him too much and

im sure that he wont be missing me

[Chorus]

oh let me live for ten more years

G F

every day with ten more beers than the last

just keep me moving fast

G F

and let me live for a thousand more songs

C G

every one of them shouted out strong until the end

so i dont have to live again

oh let me live for ten more years

G F

every day with ten more beers than the last

just keep me moving fast

G F

and let me live for a thousand more songs

C G

every one of them shouted out strong until the end

so i dont have to live again

[Verse 3]

G F

and im asking lord have mercy

please dont wake me up

G F

because all my clothes are dirty

and my hair could use a cut

G F

and ill be singing and screaming all night long

keeping everybody in heavan awake

[Solo]

ah woah ah woah

G F

(its just better for us all if I slumber on)

no heavan for me for heavans sake

[Chorus]

oh let me live for ten more years

G F

every day with ten more beers than the last

just keep me moving fast

G F

and let me live for a thousand more songs

every one of them shouted out strong

until the end

so i dont have to live again

noooo

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