I have noticed that someone has already put this up but they got lazy and didn't finish the rest of the song
Tuning: Standard
(capo 2nd)
D
Well I gotta friend that lives south of town
Loves to sit and burn one down
BmCD
Spin some vinyl on his stereo
D
Every now and then he speaks of war
One tour of duty on a foreign shore
BmCD
Fightin' for his way home
FCD
Fightin' for his way home
(Bm C D) 2x
Harmonica plays along (harmonica tab at bottom)
D
Returnin' home to his native land
Left New York for Texas man
BmCD
Quieter times were in his cards
D
He met a girl she met a man
Dropped to his knees and he took her hand
BmCD
A simple life ain't that hard
FCD
No, a simple life ain't all that hard
(Bm C D) 2x
Harmonica Again
D
A new generation on the ground
Nothin' in the world could bring him down
BmCD
Flyin' like he had wings
D
Several years came and went
Not one of them was poorly spent
BmCD
A good man's life he was chiselin'
FCD
Yeah, a good man's life he was chiselin' \
(Bm C D) 2x
D
Reflecting on the Viet-Cong
Uncle John's Band and a Dylan song
BmCD
Smellin' like it's supper time
D
You know it brought a tear to his eye
The day that Jerry Garcia died
BmCD
He said he was the genius of his time
FCD
Yeah, A Friend of the Devil is a Friend of Mine
Harmonica Solo
D
Don't try to find it
Make the time
BmCD
A couple of joints and a bottle of wine
D
You'll be glad that you did
With the Grateful Dead spinnin' round
BmCD
Kick your feet back and be astound
FCD
By the life of the Brooklyn kid
Harmonica Tab - Main Line:
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5-56-645
After "A good man's life he was chiseling.
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