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Straight Time

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[Intro]
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
[Verse 1]
DGot out of prison back in Dsus2'86 aDnd I found me a Dsus2wife
DI walked the clean and narroBmw
GJust tryin' to stay out and stay alive
DGot a job at the renderinDsus2g factory, it Dain't gonna makDsus2e me rich
IDn the darkness before dinner comBmes
GSometimes I can feel the itDch
[Chorus]
AI got a cold mind to go tripping aDcross that thin liGne
I'm sick of doin Dstraight tiDsus2meD  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  D  
[Verse 2]
DMy uncles at the evenin' Dsus2table mDakes his living runnin' Dsus2hot cars
DSlips me a hundred dollar bill, saBmys
G"Charlie, you best remember who your friends are."
[Chorus]
AI got a cold mind to go tripping aDcross that thin linGe
I ain't makin' sDtraight timDsus2eD  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  D  
[Bridge]
GEight years in, it feels like you're gonna dDie
But you get used to anythiGng
Sooner or later it becomes your liDfe
[Verse 3]
DKitchen floor in the eveDsus2ning, Dtossin' my little babDsus2ies high
DMary's smilin', but she watches Bmme
GOut of the corner of her eye
[Verse 4]
DSeems you can't Dsus2get anDy more than half Dsus2free
DI step out onto the front porBmch
GAnd suck the cold air deep inDside of Dsus2meD  
[Chorus]
AGot a cold mind to go tripping cDross that thin linGe
DI'm sick of doin' sDtraight tiDsus2meD  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  D  
[Bridge]
GIn the basement, huntin' gun and a hackDsaw
Sip a beer, and thiGrteen inches
Of barrel drop tDo the floor
[Verse 5]
DCome home in the eveDsus2ning, Dcan't get the smell froDsus2m my hands
DLay my head down on the pillBmow
GAnd, go driftin' off into foreign lanDds
[Outro]
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
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