F
My pockets are empty and my wife has sent me
       Bb
to the store for cigarettes and bread
          F
I started walkin there, got as far as the square
         C
then the smell of beer went to my head
    F
the thing about beer, it can make a man hear
Bb
voices from days long since past
         F                        C
and with every third drink, it'll make you think
          Bb                C
that your youth will always last


[Chorus]
          Bb
No matter which way you move
           F                        C
it takes a lifetime to prove to yourself
                  Dm
I could have been more
      Bb              F     C               F
I got one foot in the door, I just want one more

[Verse 2]
F
I thought of a time when my future was mine
          Bb
It didn't matter what anyone said
          F
I was handsome and strong and when I walked along
         C
I stood erect and looked straight ahead
         F
but then I lost my fight, "goin to" turned to "might"
   Bb
somewhere along the line I lost my will
        F                    C
and now I'm sitting here, my life full of beer
      Bb                      C
and I try to pretend it's not real

[Chorus]
          Bb
No matter which way you move
           F                        C
it takes a lifetime to prove to yourself
                  Dm
I could have been more
      Bb              F     C               F
I got one foot in the door, I just want one more


[Solo]
Bb F C F D

[Verse 3]
             G
These days I barely survive on lot number five
              C
In the mobile acres on the east side of town
             G
I swore this kind of life I'd never leave
          D
I guess I let too many things get me down
      G
if my Pappy could see what they done to me
             C
I swear he'd march down there and make it alright
         G                       D
but he's long since gone and I'm old enough now
            C                    D
I should be able to fight my own fight


[Chorus]
          C
No matter which way you move
           G                        D
it takes a lifetime to prove to yourself
                     Em
I've could have been more
      C               G     D               Em
I got one foot in the door, I just want one more
      C               G     D               C D   C  G
I got one foot in the door, I just want one more