Dreadful Selfish Crime

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[Intro]
G EmG Em
x2
[Verse 1]
G Em G Em
Seems like yesterday I was here
G Em G Em
Dreamin' my life away and drinkin' beer
C C G Em G Em
Staying up till dawn strummin' on guitars
C C G Em G Em
Sleepin' all day long just like the big rock stars
D C G Em G Em
Barely livin' on money from tip jars
[Verse 2]
G Em G Em
I had a little place just up the block
G Em G Em
Had me a French girlfriend I loved the way she talked
C C G Em G Em
We spent our afternoons watchin' the TV
C C G Em G Em
Findin' things to do that we could do for free
D C G Em G Em
When we split up she said you don't do enough for me
[Chorus]
C D G C D G
I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
C D G Em G Em
I had robbed myself of all my precious time
[Verse 3]
G Em G Em
Had my first gig here in the neighborhood
G Em G Em
We had a little band I thought was good
C C G Em G Em
Hocked my old shotgun bought a used P.A.
C C G Em G Em
We got a quart of rum drank it all that day
D C G Em G Em
When the big gig come we were just to drunk to play
[Chorus]
C D G C D G
I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
C D G Em G Em
I had robbed myself of all my precious time
C D G C D G
I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
C D G Em G Em
I had robbed myself of all my precious time
[Instrumental]
G EmG Em
x4
C D
G C D G
C D
G Em G Em
[Verse 4]
G Em G Em
Sometimes I can't believe those days are gone
G Em G Em
Most of my friends back then have moved along
C C G Em G Em
One's in Hollywood one's a millionaire
C C G Em G Em
Some are gone for good some still livin' here
G Em G Em
Me I'm just the same lost in a crowd
G Em G Em
Lookin' for the rain in a thunder cloud
C C G Em G Em
I have moved around but it don't matter though
C C G Em G Em
One thing I have found there are just two ways to go
D C G Em G Em
It all comes down to livin' fast or dyin' slow
[Chorus]
C D G C D G
I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
C D G Em G Em
I had robbed myself of all my precious time
C D G C D G
I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
C D G Em G Em
I had robbed myself of all my precious time
[Instrumental]
G Em G Em
[Outro]
G Em G Em
Seems like yesterday
G Em G Em
just like yesterday
G EmG Em
x4
(Repeat to fade)

Dreadful Selfish Crime chords and lyrics

Free chords for Dreadful Selfish Crime by Robert Earl Keen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
G  Em  G  Em  x2
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
G  Em  G  Em  x4
C  D
G  C  D  G
C  D
G  Em  G  Em
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
G  Em  G  Em
[Outro]

Dreadful Selfish Crime Chords by Robert Earl Keen

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