High Life

Verse 1 C F I can still remember when C G Grandpa died and our ship came in Am F Dm G Daddy said he left momma and him more money than we'd ever seen C F And just like that we were thousandaires C G Had a brand new boat and a Frigidaire Am F Dm C And all us kids in our underwear were jumping on a trampoline Chorus 1 F C A bunch low lives living the high life G C C7 Money burning a hole right through the pockets of holy jeans C7 F C F Grandpa's with Lord now, but we got a new Ford now C F Dm G And we can watch the Big Orange now on a 57 inch TV, that's right Verse 2 C F C G Money was gone by mid-July and we went back to just getting by Am F Dm G 'Til momma slipped on a patch of ice outside of Chick-Fil-A C F Now we knew they was a Christian bunch C G So we didn't ask for all that much Am F Settled out of court for ten thousand bucks Dm C And free chicken 'til I die a day Chorus 2 F C A bunch low lives living the high life G C C7 Money burning a hole right through the pockets of holy jeans C7 F C F C Momma's got a limp now but we all get to swim now C F Dm C 'Cause we got an above ground sitting out by the trampoline Interlude Am F Dm C We rocked, we rolled, we lived it up 'til it started running thin Am F Dm G We began looking for a way to spin that wheel again Verse 3 C F C G I heard a song a couple months ago, was Carrie Underwood on the radio Am F Dm G Reminded me of a poem my brother wrote back in second grade C F C G I know she didn't steal it but so what? We lawyered up and we sued her butt Am F Dm C These days we figured we'd pretty much get paid to go away Chorus 3 F C A bunch low lives living the high life G C C7 Money burning a hole right through the pockets of holy jeans C7 F C F C This song's a number one now, gonna get a hot tub now C F Dm C Set it next to the above ground, which is next to the trampoline C F It's gonna run out some day C F And that ain't gonna be a fun day C F But as long as it ain't a Sunday Dm C We can go to Chick-Fil-A and eat