Intro
D A E 
 
Verse 1
            A                      D 
when I hit the road I’ll be on my own 
                E                            A 
leaving you back home that ain’t no way to live boy 
       A                                 D 
and I tell myself it’ll just be one more time 
         E 
a man could lose his mind 
                      A 
that ain’t no way to live boy 
        A 
was I born to lose 
                D 
or was I born to win 
                 E 
I guess I’ll try again 
                      A 
That ain’t no way to live boy 
 
Verse 2
 A 
To much wine 
                    D 
Too many one night stands 
                 E 
Believe I’m half a man 
                       A7 
That ain’t no way to live boy 
 
Chorus
  D                              A 
Can I make up the right with a wrong 
            F#min 
Should I leave in the morning 
        Bmin     A            E7 
Can I make it tonight With a song 
               F#min 
I’ll leave you wondering 
       A/E 
I’ll leave you lonely 
       A 
But I’ll lead you 
 
Verse 3
 A 
Well I don’t know when 
  D 
Or how to find a way 
                     E 
To pass the time of day 
                           A 
That ain’t no way to live boy 
 A 
with painted hands 
                 D 
I copied down the line 
                    E 
And all those faded rhymes 
                         A7 
That ain’t no way to live boy