G                                        C
I was gonna clean my room until I got high.
         D                                          G
I gonna get up and find the broom but I got high
   G                                 C
My room is still messed up and I know why
             G                  D                      G
‘Cause I got high, because I got high, because I got high!


[Verse 2]
G                                     C
I was gonna go to class before I got high
            D                                      G
I could've cheated and I could've passed but I got high
    G                                  C
I'm taking it next semester and I know why yea-hey
             G                   D                   G
‘Cause I got high, because I got high, because I got high!


[Verse 3]
G                                     C
I was gonna go to work but then I got high
       D                             G
I just got a new promotion but I got high
G                               C
Now I'm selling dope and I know why yea-hey
             G                   D                   G
‘Cause I got high, because I got high, because I got high!


[Verse 4]
G                                    C
I was gonna go to court before I got high
            D                                   G
I was gonna pay my child support but then I got high
     G                                  C
They took my whole pay check and I know why yea-hey
             G                   D                   G
‘Cause I got high, because I got high, because I got high!


[Verse 5]
G                                          C
I wasn't gonna run from the cops but I was high
            D                                  G
I was gonna pull right over and stop but I was high
G                               C
Now I'm a paraplegic and I know why yea-hey
             G                   D                   G
‘Cause I got high, because I got high, because I got high!


[Verse 6]
            G                             C
I was gonna pay my car a nope until I got high
               D                                 G
I wasn't gonna gamble on the boat but then I got high
        G                                   C
Now the tow truck's pulling away and I know why yea-hey
             G                   D                   G
‘Cause I got high, because I got high, because I got high!

[Verse 7]
G                                           C
I was gonna make love to you but then I got high
            D                                 G
I was gonna eat your pussy too but then I got high
G                              C
Now I'm jacking off and I know why
             G                   D                   G
‘Cause I got high, because I got high, because I got high!


[Verse 8]
  G                                      C
I messed up my entire life because I got high
  D                                   G
I lost my kids and wife because I got high
         G                                  C
Now I'm sleeping on the sidewalk and I know why yea-hey
             G                   D                   G
‘Cause I got high, because I got high, because I got high!

[Verse 9]
 G                                        C
I must stop singing this song because I'm high
     D                                         G
I'm singing this whole thing wrong because I'm high
         G                          C
And if I don't sell one copy I know why yea-hey
           G                D                G
'Cause I'm high, 'cause I'm high, 'cause I'm high!