🎸 Intro: G F C x2 🎸 Verse 1: G Early in the morning when the sun does rise F C G Layin' in the bed with bloodshot eyes Late in the evenin' when the sun sinks low F C G Well that's about time my rooster crows
I got women up and down this creek F C G And they keep me going and my engine clean Run me ragged but I don't fret F C G 'Cause there ain't been one slow me down none yet 🎸 Chorus: G Get me drinking' that moonshine F C Get me higher than the grocery bill G Take my troubles to the highwall F C Throw'em in the river and get your fill G We been sniffing that cocaine F C Ain't nothin' better when the wind cuts cold G Lord it's a mighty hard livin' F C But a damn good feelin' to run these roads G F C G F C 🎸 Verse 2: G I got people try to tell me Red F C G Keep this livin' and you'll wind up dead Cast your troubles on the Lord of Lord's F C G Or wind up laying on a coolin' board But I got buddies up White House Road F C G And they keep me strutting when my feet hang low Rotgut whiskey gonna ease my pain F C And all this running's gonna keep me sane 🎸 Chorus: G Get me drinking' that moonshine F C Get me higher than the grocery bill G Take my troubles to the highwall F C Throw'em in the river and get your fill G We been sniffing that cocaine F C Ain't nothin' better when the wind cuts cold G Lord it's a mighty hard livin' F C G But a damn good feelin' to run these roads F C It's a damn good feelin' to run these roads G F C 🎸 Verse 3: G When you lay me in the cold hard clay F C G Won't ya sing them hymns while the banjo plays You can tell them ladies that they ought not frown F C G 'Cause there ain't been nothing ever held me down C Lawmen, women or a shallow grave Same ol' blues just a different day 🎸 Chorus: G Get me drinking' that moonshine F C Get me higher than the grocery bill G Take my troubles to the highwall F C Throw'em in the river and get your fill G We been sniffing that cocaine F C Ain't nothin' better when the wind cuts cold G Lord it's a mighty hard livin' F C G But a damn good feelin' to run these roads F C G It's a damn good feeling to run these roads F C G It's a damn good feeling to run these roads 🎸 Outro: F C G F C G