[Strophe]
Am                                     Dm 
Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me 
    Am                                Em 
Sometimes I don't even know the reason why 
  Am 
I guess I'll keep a'gambling 
        Dm 
Lots of booze and lots of rambling 
     Am                Em               Am 
It's easier than just a-waitin' around to die
[Strophe]
Am                          Dm 
One-time friends I had a ma, I even had a pa 
    Am                                 Em 
He beat her with a belt once cause she cried 
  Am 
She told him to take care of me 
        Dm 
She headed down to Tennessee 
      Am               Em                 Am 
It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die
[Strophe]
Am                                     Dm 
I came of age and found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar 
    Am                                Em 
She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly 
  Am 
I tried to kill the pain 
        Dm 
I bought some wine and hopped a train 
     Am                Em               Am 
Seemed easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die
[Strophe]
Am                                     Dm 
A friend said he knew where some easy money was 
    Am                                Em 
We robbed a man and brother did we fly 
  Am 
The posse caught up with me 
        Dm 
Drug me back to Muskogee 
     Am                Em               Am 
It's two long years, just a-waitin' 'round to die
[Strophe]
Am                                     Dm 
Now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last 
    Am                                Em 
He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie 
  Am 
His name's codeine 
        Dm 
He's the nicest thing I've seen 
     Am                Em               Am 
Together we're gonna wait around and die