DC
Daddy was a gambler back in '72
G
He had a taste for the night life
A#C
And he loved his booze
D
He had a woman on one arm
C
And a tattoo on the other
GA#
It was hard to read I don't know what it said
CD
Something about my mother
DC
I stood over his shoulder back in Bakersfield
GA#C
He had some rhinestone boots with those high ridin' heels
DC
He bet a ton of money on a hand I thought was dead
GA#
When those 7's cleaned the table up
CD
He just looked around and said
Chorus:
G
Sometimes you win
D
Sometimes you won't
A
Sometimes you beat that devil
D
Sometimes you don't
G
We're all just killin' time
D
Til the good lord calls us home
CG
And the best that you can hope for is
A#CD
To die with your boots on.
DC
I drive a big rig run from shore to shore
G
I've got a woman beside me
A#C
and my name out on the door
DC
I can't make no money if I don't out run the man
GA#
That's why you find me streakin' through the night
CD
Catch me if you can
ChorusChorus 2 :
G
Sometimes you win
D
Sometimes you won't
A
sometimes you'll out run that devil
D
Sometimes you don't
GDBm
We're all just killin' time til the good Lord calls us home
CGA#C
And the best that you can hope for is to die
D
With your boots on
D
With your boots on
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.