Key: D major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Bm
I was born in 1977
To hear that Elvis died and went
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to heaven
My momma worked at nighttime
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singing cover songs
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with the FBI
he'd do deals on the side
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Mama said he even killed a man once,
never even got caught
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Verse 2
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for several years
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he changed my life
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until I was 12 years old
My mom pointed him out
I walked up and said,
"My name's Bobby"
He said, "I'm Bobby too"
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Verse 3
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who I was
I could see the teardrops welling
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up in his eyes
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and we said goodbye
that old Bob died
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With a needle in his arm in some
hotel room
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Verse 4
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They say some things in our
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lives are best forgotten
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I say those are things that make
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us who we are
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So be proud of what you got and
Verse 5
Playing electric guitar
and smoking dope
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life to rock and roll
I had a drummer, and I had a band
it was called Stick Man
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We played all- ages shows 'til the cops
ran us out of town
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Verse 6
We moved to the big town,
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chasing the dream
to make their scene
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We just ended up drinking a lot,
getting all strung out
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Well, Miles moved to
Frisco and wound up dead
had a bunch of kids
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Verse 7
Now me, on the other hand, I had
I was gonna kill myself,
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just like my old man
Something happened,
Best I can figure is the Lord up above
stone- cold and sober
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are be st forgotten
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I say those are things that make
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us who we are
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So be proud of what you got and
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Verse 9
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you know it ain't very far
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Know from blood to dust ain't very far
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