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[Verse]
G
Rolled out of bed, threw some water on my face
G
Twenty-five sit-ups and I run in place
CG
I put the coffee on, but the pot ain’t clean
FCG
Yeah, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine
[Verse]
G
A handful of vitamins, drop them on the floor
G
My ex-girlfriends’ are laughing from the icebox door
CG
I put their photos up there, yeah, we talk all the time
FCG
But they ain’t talking back now, the pugilist is 59
[Verse]
G
Cold chicken salad, a glass of iced tea
G
Phone bills, gas bills, electricity
CG
And the mortgage and the junk mail, one old Father’s Day card
FCG
Yeah, go sweat it out, kid, it’s a 108 in the yard
[Verse]
G
Water the lawn, trim them old trees
G
Pray that your gut don’t fall down to your knees
CG
And Archie Moore whispers in your ear, "Get up, kid, you’re in your prime"
FCG
Now, now the champ’s on the ropes, Arch, the pugilist is 59
[Chorus]
Am
And the rock and the roll
G
And the fight for your soul goes on and on
Am
You put on the gloves
C
You’re always ready for love
D
Pray your passion ain’t used up and gone, yeah
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
G
The harder we love, the harder we fall
G
It’s cauliflower hearts and old medicine balls
CG
And back street affairs in all the water tank towns
FCG
Well, there’s a mighty thin line between a heavyweight champ and a used up old clown
[Verse]
G
But this is Hollywood, kid, fear strikes out
G
Miracles turn around one-sided bouts
CG
Get off the floor, kid, the sweet science of them old romantic lines
FCG
Hey, the champ's coming back, boys, the pugilist is 59
[Chorus]
Am
And the rock and the roll
G
And the fight for your soul goes on and on
Am
You put on the gloves
C
You’re always ready for love
D
Pray your passion ain’t used up and gone, yeah
[Verse]
G
Roll out of bed, water on your face
Twenty-five sit-ups, run in place
CG
You put the coffee on, but the pot ain’t clean
FCG
I said, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine
FCG
Yeah, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine
FCG
I said, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine