Intro
 
C G/B Am C G/B Am 
 
Verse
 
C          G/B            Am 
I fear I'm dying of complications 
      C              G/B                    Am 
Complications due to things that I've left undone 
            C                  G/B 
That all my debts will be left unpaid 
            Am 
Feel like a cripple without a cane 
           C               G/B 
I'm like a jack of all trades 
                  Am 
Who's a master of none 
 
Instrumental
 
C G/B Am C G/B Am  
C G/B Am C G/B Am  
 
Intro twice, on the second time he throws in 
a little riff. Dallas plays it that way. 
 
e|----0---0-0----0------------0---0-0----0---0-----| 
B|----0h1-1-1----3------------1---1-1----1---1-----| 
G|----4---4-4----0-----5---7--4---4-4----4---4-----| 
D|----2---2-2----0--5/7-7/9---2---2-2----2---2-----| 
A|--3-3---3-3----2------------0---0-0--0-0---0-2-3-| 
E|-------------3-----------------------------------| 
 
Verse 2
 
C               G/B 
Then there's my father 
Am 
He's always looking on the bright side 
       C            G/B                       Am 
Saying things like "son life just ain't that hard" 
          C            G/B 
He is the grand optimist 
         Am 
I am the world's poor pessimist 
             C                G/B 
You give him burdens sometimes 
                   Am 
And he will escape unscarred 
 
Pre-Chorus/Chorus
 
G                       Am 
I guess I take after my mother     
G                       Am 
I guess I take after my mother     
 
I used to be quite resilient 
Gain no strength from counting the beads on a rosary 
Now the wound has begun to turn 
Another lesson that has gone unlearned 
But this is not a cry for pitty or for sympathy 
G                       Am 
I guess I take after my mother