E
Well you can call out the sheriff and the highway patrol
E
There's a fool on the road careening out of control
A                                                 E
Hard liquor, fast women, Lord, I can't leave 'em be
   B7                      A              E
I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to me.

[Verse 2]
E
I keep my engine revin' and my beer on ice
E
My idea of heaven is a pair 'a dice
A                                             E
Come on seven come eleven, set this poor boy free!
   B7                      A              E
I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to me.

[Chorus]
A
Bright lights, Saturday night
E
I had me a couple you know I feel all right
A
My cupcake, she can shimmy and shake
B7
Spends more money any fool can make

[Verse 3]
E
So give me a shot of that octane juice
E
There ain't no cure for the honky tonk blues
A                                                    E
If they come up with something, I'll develop an immunity
      B7                      A              E
Man I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to me.


[Chorus]
A
Bright lights, Saturday night
E
I had me a couple you know I feel all right
A
My cupcake, she can shimmy and shake
B7
Spends more money any fool can make

[Verse 4]
E
When my tires are flat and I'm out of gas
E
I promise myself I'll let the next one pass
A                                        E
I wish that a promise didn't break so easily
      B7                      A              E
And I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to me.
      B7                      A              E
And I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to me.
      B7              A
And I wish hard livin'
      B7              A
And I wish hard livin'
      B7                      A              E
And I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to me.