Intro
 
C * Am *   x2 
 
Verse 1
 
C *                                                                     Am * 
Hey that's a trip, why don't you wait a little bit for the acid to kick in? 
C *                                                  Am * 
Learn to love, that'll come down it'll spread you so thin. 
C *                                                                  Am * 
Go and take the millions, take the dirty hats and stick them up your ass. 
C *                                                                  Am * 
I'll take the cheap seats, for my company don't come served inside a glass. 
 
Chorus
 
F               Dm 
Old man and the sea,  
(Stop)                   C* 
Doin' what you were born to. 
F              Dm 
Shrapnel in my knee, 
(Stop)                        C* 
I can't walk and I don't care to. 
 
Verse 2
 
C *                                                     Am * 
I met a strange bird. Her legs, they were skinny like a child. 
C *                                           Am * 
She roamed this land. Strong willed, free and wild. 
C * 
All the notables in their spine wives 
                                       Am * 
Three hipsters, two merchants, and Kon-Tiki. 
C * 
They saw the black down off in the midnight skies. 
                                                                Am * 
Man, you should've seen 'em they were so down in the dumps that evening. 
 
Chorus
 
F               Dm 
Old man and the sea,  
(Stop)                   C* 
Doin' what you were born to. 
F              Dm 
Shrapnel in my knee, 
(Stop)                        C* 
I can't walk and I don't care to. 
 
Outro
 
F                 Dm 
I'd do it all for you, 
(Stop)             C* 
but I do it for no one. 
F                   Dm 
I'd sing a song for you, 
(Stop) 
but I sing for no one.