My ship came in and she sunk it,
[G]I was the toast of the town and she drunk it,
[D]I had a run of good luck and she ran it right into the ground.[G]
[D]And now she?s putting on shows where I g[A]et to play the clown.[D]
I had the wind in my sails and she took it,
I had the world by the tail and she shook it,
I reached out for a life line and she threw me a noose,
I got the money for chicken she got to blow the goose.
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CHORUS
[G]She?s living it up and trying to live it down,[D]
Just when I got it all together it all a[E]bout to come (un[A]planned)?
[G]Everybody laughing behind my back ha-ha,[D] sure is a sad old sound[G]
[D]She?s out there living it up and[A] I?m trying to live it d[D]own
I had my ducks in a row and she shot them
I had my eggs in a basket she dropped them
I threw her out of the house but she was back like a boomerang
Sometimes you get her honey sometimes all you get is her sting
CHORUS
She?s living it up and trying to live it down,
Just when I got it all together it all about to come unplanned
Everybody laughing behind my back ha-ha, sure is a sad old sound
She?s out there living it up and trying to live it down
She?s living it up and I intend to live it down
[G]I was the toast of the town and she drunk it,
[D]I had a run of good luck and she ran it right into the ground.[G]
[D]And now she?s putting on shows where I g[A]et to play the clown.[D]
I had the wind in my sails and she took it,
I had the world by the tail and she shook it,
I reached out for a life line and she threw me a noose,
I got the money for chicken she got to blow the goose.
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CHORUS
[G]She?s living it up and trying to live it down,[D]
Just when I got it all together it all a[E]bout to come (un[A]planned)?
[G]Everybody laughing behind my back ha-ha,[D] sure is a sad old sound[G]
[D]She?s out there living it up and[A] I?m trying to live it d[D]own
I had my ducks in a row and she shot them
I had my eggs in a basket she dropped them
I threw her out of the house but she was back like a boomerang
Sometimes you get her honey sometimes all you get is her sting
CHORUS
She?s living it up and trying to live it down,
Just when I got it all together it all about to come unplanned
Everybody laughing behind my back ha-ha, sure is a sad old sound
She?s out there living it up and trying to live it down
She?s living it up and I intend to live it down
