Aint So Great

G C G/B A7sus4 A7

[Verse 1]
G                        C
There's a man across the river
                         G/B
Who left this town for a potluck 
dream
                         A7
With his whole life in a sack
G                   C
The real deal never hit him
                            G/B
He never knew things aren't what 
they seem
                    A7
Now he's got no way back
G
Now he's always outside
C
Lookin' up at the pale blue sky
G/B                                
Wondering why he never tried to be 
A7
free
G
Maybe it ain't too late
        C
Can the devil's advocate be the 
saint?
G/B                               
I guess we'll all just have to 
      A7
wait and see

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[Chorus]
    G               D             
The golden days are way behind of 
Am                C
when he was lucky all the time.
            G                  
He?d try to do things right but 
        D
they?d come out wrong.
   Am                              
He wants to leave this town but he 
C
ain?t that strong.
    G                       D     
The concrete's cold and the 
         Am               C
blankets thin, salvation lies within
 my friend.
G                   D
Now his home is a wooden crate.
  Am               C           
I guess life just ain?t so great 
      G     D     Am     C
sometimes.

[Verse 2]
G                             C
He takes another sip from the bottle
                         G/B
Another headache for the road
                       A7
And he starts to feel ashamed
G
Well it burns goin' down
       C
But it lights up his life,
             G/B
Unlike this town,
                             A7
Where he tries to stand the pain
         G
Well, he pulls up his sleeve and he 
tightens his belt
     C
He's gonna feel better than he's 
ever felt
    G/B
For this old man who?s already been 
dealt
  A7
A hand that's bound to fold
   G
He walks by a mirror and he looks at
 his face
     C
It's wrinkled and shallow without 
any grace
        G/B
And for this old man, it's hard to 
embrace
    A7
The trials of getting old

[Repeat Chorus]
G/B                        
Looking at the world through 
  C
children?s eyes
G/B
His mind is filled with faces and 
places
                    C              
And things he won?t realize until 
  Dsus4
he dies