[G]I CAUGHT A .22 BULLET IN THE THIGH ONE NIGHT
[D]TRYIN' TO BREAK UP A BARROOM FIGHT
WENT HOME CUT [Em]IT OUT WITH MY OL' BUCK [Cadd9]KNIFE
RODE [G]DOWN IN A BLIZZARD ON THE GREAT DIVIDE
[D]WALKED TWENTY MILES TIL I CAUGHT A RIDE
[Em]TROOPER SAID BOY IT'S A WONDER YOU'RE STILL [Cadd9]ALIVE
(CHORUS)
I'VE RODE [D]HARD LUCK
I'VE BEEN [A]BRUISED AND BUCKED
I'VE BEEN [D]HITTIN' THE GROUND AND TURNIN' AROUND
AND [A]GETTIN' BACK UP[Cadd9]
AND THEY'RE [Em]LAYIN' 'EM OFF DOWN AT [D]KANKAKEE
AND THERE'S [Cadd9]BOARDS ON THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN THE STREET
AND THEY'RE [G]SAYIN' THAT IT'S GONNA GET [D]DARKER BEFORE THE [Em]DAWN[Cadd9]
BUT YOU CAN [Em]BET YOUR ASS I'LL [D]KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
[Cadd9]KEEP MY BABIES FED AND THROW MY DOG A BONE
CUZ I'M A [G]BRING IT ON GIT 'ER DONE [D]DON'T RUN S.O.[A]B.
TIMES ARE [Cadd9]TOUGH BUT THEY [D]AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' ON [G]ME
[G] [D] [Em] [Cadd9]
I GOT A [G]THREE LEGGED DOG I CALL JAKE
GOT THE [D]WON'T BACK DOWN SCARS ON HIS FACE
HE [Em]TUSSLED WITH A BEAR AND HE CAME IN [Cadd9]SECOND PLACE
HE [G]COMES BACK HOME EVERY NOW AND THEN
WITH SOME [D]BRAND NEW SCARS THAT I HAVE TO MEND
AND I [Em]KNOW I'M PROUD TO CALL OL' JAKE MY [Cadd9]FRIEND
(CHORUS)
'CUZ HE'S RODE [D]HARD LUCK
HE'S BEEN [A]BRUISED AND BUCKED
HE'S BEEN [D]HITTIN' THE GROUND AND TURNIN' AROUND
AND [A]GETTIN' BACK UP[Cadd9]
AND NOW THEY'RE [Em]LAYIN' 'EM OFF DOWN AT [D]KANKAKEE
AND THERE'S [Cadd9]BOARDS ON THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN THE STREET
AND THEY'RE [G]SAYIN' THAT IT'S GONNA GET [D]DARKER BEFORE THE [Em]DAWN[Cadd9]
BUT YOU CAN [Em]BET YOUR ASS I'LL [D]KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
[Cadd9]KEEP MY BABIES FED AND THROW MY DOG A BONE
CUZ I'M A [G]BRING IT ON GIT 'ER [D]DONE DON'T RUN S.O.[A]B.
TIMES ARE [Cadd9]TOUGH BUT THEY [D]AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' ON [Em]ME
TIMES ARE [Cadd9]TOUGH BUT THEY [D]AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' ON [G]ME
[D]TRYIN' TO BREAK UP A BARROOM FIGHT
WENT HOME CUT [Em]IT OUT WITH MY OL' BUCK [Cadd9]KNIFE
RODE [G]DOWN IN A BLIZZARD ON THE GREAT DIVIDE
[D]WALKED TWENTY MILES TIL I CAUGHT A RIDE
[Em]TROOPER SAID BOY IT'S A WONDER YOU'RE STILL [Cadd9]ALIVE
(CHORUS)
I'VE RODE [D]HARD LUCK
I'VE BEEN [A]BRUISED AND BUCKED
I'VE BEEN [D]HITTIN' THE GROUND AND TURNIN' AROUND
AND [A]GETTIN' BACK UP[Cadd9]
AND THEY'RE [Em]LAYIN' 'EM OFF DOWN AT [D]KANKAKEE
AND THERE'S [Cadd9]BOARDS ON THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN THE STREET
AND THEY'RE [G]SAYIN' THAT IT'S GONNA GET [D]DARKER BEFORE THE [Em]DAWN[Cadd9]
BUT YOU CAN [Em]BET YOUR ASS I'LL [D]KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
[Cadd9]KEEP MY BABIES FED AND THROW MY DOG A BONE
CUZ I'M A [G]BRING IT ON GIT 'ER DONE [D]DON'T RUN S.O.[A]B.
TIMES ARE [Cadd9]TOUGH BUT THEY [D]AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' ON [G]ME
[G] [D] [Em] [Cadd9]
I GOT A [G]THREE LEGGED DOG I CALL JAKE
GOT THE [D]WON'T BACK DOWN SCARS ON HIS FACE
HE [Em]TUSSLED WITH A BEAR AND HE CAME IN [Cadd9]SECOND PLACE
HE [G]COMES BACK HOME EVERY NOW AND THEN
WITH SOME [D]BRAND NEW SCARS THAT I HAVE TO MEND
AND I [Em]KNOW I'M PROUD TO CALL OL' JAKE MY [Cadd9]FRIEND
(CHORUS)
'CUZ HE'S RODE [D]HARD LUCK
HE'S BEEN [A]BRUISED AND BUCKED
HE'S BEEN [D]HITTIN' THE GROUND AND TURNIN' AROUND
AND [A]GETTIN' BACK UP[Cadd9]
AND NOW THEY'RE [Em]LAYIN' 'EM OFF DOWN AT [D]KANKAKEE
AND THERE'S [Cadd9]BOARDS ON THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN THE STREET
AND THEY'RE [G]SAYIN' THAT IT'S GONNA GET [D]DARKER BEFORE THE [Em]DAWN[Cadd9]
BUT YOU CAN [Em]BET YOUR ASS I'LL [D]KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
[Cadd9]KEEP MY BABIES FED AND THROW MY DOG A BONE
CUZ I'M A [G]BRING IT ON GIT 'ER [D]DONE DON'T RUN S.O.[A]B.
TIMES ARE [Cadd9]TOUGH BUT THEY [D]AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' ON [Em]ME
TIMES ARE [Cadd9]TOUGH BUT THEY [D]AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' ON [G]ME
