C G C Portland was hot in the wintertime F C In the rain, in the tears that pour down my face F C F Oh I wish you were here, I wish I still drank beer C G C I'd have one for every year that I've fallen from grace [Chorus] A G F C Then I'll make you all laugh with a joke and a smile F C G And sing you some songs 'bout the nights I went wild C F Though my heartache might hide behind a sweet melody C G C F Oh I'm livin' in a minor key C G C F C G C G I'm living in a minor key [Verse 2] C G C I still got a little swagger in my step F C And I still think Hank Williams is as good as it gets F C F And when I was younger, I had a hunger C G C And I'd chase the thunder into the storm of regrets [Chorus] G F C And I'll make you all laugh with a joke and a smile F C G And sing you some songs 'bout the nights I went wild C F Though my heartache might hide behind a sweet melody C G C F Oh I'm livin' in a minor key C G Am G F C G C G I'm living in a minor key [Outro] C F Though my heartache might hide behind a sweet melody C G C F Oh I'm livin' in a minor key X G C F C G F Gm C I'm living in a minor key