Em        Am      G      Bm
Pick your battles wisely son
           Em                Am          G       B7
He says, "You’ll hold on to what you’ve found
    Em              Am            G        Bm
You don’t want them slantin’ your name
                       Am
When you finally face down

On the muddy side of town"

Em Am G Bm   Em Am G B7


[Verse 2]
Em           Am          G     Bm
So keep your eyes on the road ahead
             Em         Am        G       B7
And do your best not to stray too far
            Em          Am       G    Bm
You see the end’s gonna come now soon enough
          Em     Am      G        B7
It don't matter who you are


[Verse 3]
         Em        Am           G          Bm
So don’t think no less of your humble possessions
      Em             Am         G         B7
When you see all the money they owe
                Em       Am              G        Bm
‘Cause all the gold they got ain’t gonna change a thing
       Am         Am
And it ain’t, it ain’t gonna save their souls

Em Am G


[Chorus]
  G                      Bm                  Em
‘Cause where we’ve been, and where we’re from
                     Am                         G
And you could do the same, and go and get you some
                        Bm                          Em
But when the lights go out, you're sittin’ all alone
                       Bm                     Bm
With no money, no friends, and nowhere to begin
   N.C
Prodigal – it’s your own damn fault

Em Am G Bm   Em Am G B7


[Verse 4]
Em    Am              G
      Passing out the blame
          Bm            Em            Am     G Bm
Trying to keep yourself afloat these days
     Em               Am        G
Will everybody gather over here
           Bm            Em
He’s got a mouth full of poison
          Am     Em
And some time to waste


[Verse 5]
             Em             Am
We seen you comin’ down the road
  G           Bm
Crawlin’ back home
         Em           Am     G        B7
I guess everything’s goin’, everybody goes
            Em         Am          G            Bm
And now the only thing left is the way you left it
     Em        Am                 G        B7
You had a good run and now you’re chasing regrets


[Chorus]
           G                Bm
He said, "Where we’ve been, and where we’re from
Em                         Am
And you could do the same, and go and get you some
G                           Bm
But when the lights go out, you're sittin’ all alone
Em
With no money, no friends, and nothin’ left to show
G                    Bm
Where we’ve been and where we’re from
Em                          Am
And you could do the same, and go and get you some
G                           Bm
But when the lights go out, you're sittin’ all alone
Em
With no money, no friends, and nowhere to begin