Key: A major
Verse 1
E
Em
E
Just a little ol' boy about twelve years old,
F#m
B
Gotta help him build an ol' chicken coop,
I was carryin' a load 'bout twice my size,
B
F#
B
Papa just smiled and looked at me and said
E
F
F#m
"Son let the loose end drag"
Verse 2
looked at me and said
Verse 3
I was sitting in a bar getting pretty far
When up stepped a stud he was looking for blood
B
When you're caught in the middle you can bet your life that
E
F
F#m
E
it'll be "Honey let the loose end drag"
Verse 4
can bet your life that it'll be
Interlude 1
E
Em
E
B
E
Verse 5
E
Em
E
Now my life is almost done every day I tell my son,
F#m
B
F#m
You gotta hang on very tight to the things you know are right,
B
E
let the fly- by- night things be
When the Devil calls your name and he says he won the game,
B
F#
B
When he says you're gonna die, you just spit right in his eye,
E
F#m
and don't let the loose end drag
Verse 6
gonna let the loose end drag
B
When he says you're gonna die, you just spit right in his eye,
E
A
and don't let the loose end drag
E
B
I ain't gonna let the loose end drag
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