Lowdown on the Highlife Otto/Howell/Bergsnes INTRO: D G D G D G D He played guitar in a honky-tonk band G D A He drank Jack Daniels Black Label brand D G D He was the life of the party 'til they closed down the bar G D A G And in the eyes of a young boy, he was a star CHORUS: D F#m G D He'd say son don't you run down the roads that I've run D F#m G A And don't go and sing all the songs that I've sung Bm A G C 'Cause this kind of livin' takes its toll on a man G D A Bm And thru the smoke and the neon, I saw it first hand G D A D I got the lowdown on the high life, but still here I am INTRO The booze and the bottle held him under their spell They took him to Heaven and put us thru hell Well sometimes I feel him up on this stage His restless spirit still runs thru my veins CHORUS SOLO: D G D G A CHORUS (end on Bm) G D A D I got the lowdown on the high life but still here I am INTRO out