[Intro] G

[First Part]

G
I took a wrong turn down a dead-end street
   C
And fell into another bar
C
I shook off the rain, pulled up a seat
   G
And drowned my weary heart

G
An old man sat down next to me
    C
With years etched on his face
   C
He said "You better take it easy son
G
Or you'll never leave this place"

G
I laughed and bought another drink
   C
And a double for him Too
C
I told him all my struggles
   G
And the hell I'm going through

    Em                 D
The broken dreams, the things I've seen
          C
And the people I've let down
C
Hе raised a glass and half a smile
      D
And bought another round

[Chorus]

            G
And hе said, "Don't tell me
           C
'Cause you know I wrote the book"
                       G            D
"And trouble's been my shadow for so long"
         G
"But the words I wrote

        C                 Am
They won't do you any good"
           C                D
"You gotta live your life
  D                       G
Before you're dead and gone"

[Segunda Parte]

G
We laughed and cried for hours
      C
As we drank away the night
C
He spoke of sins and celebrations
      G
The stories of his life

Em                    D
"Son, you think you've got it tough
    C
As bad as it can get"
C
"But I've seen my share of ups and downs
        D
And you ain't seen nothing yet"
D
"You ain't seen nothing yet"

[Chorus]

            G
So hе said, "Don't tell me
           C
'Cause you know I wrote the book"
                       G            D
"And trouble's been my shadow for so long"
         G
"But the words I wrote

        C                 Am
They won't do you any good"
           C                D
"You gotta live your life
  D                       G
Before you're dead and gone"

[Solo] G  C  G  D
       G  C  Am  C 
       D  G

[Bridge]

   Em
The lights go up
      D
We've had too much
   C
And everyone's gone home

C
But let's have one more for the good times
    D
And one more for the road
D
One more for the road

[Chorus]

            G
So hе said, "Don't tell me
           C
'Cause you know I wrote the book"
                       G            D
"And trouble's been my shadow for so long"
         G
"But the words I wrote

        C                 Am
They won't do you any good"
           C                D
"You gotta live your life
  D                       G
Before you're dead and gone"
          C                D
"You gotta live your life
  D                       G
Before you're dead and gone"

[Outro] C  D  G