Intro
E 
 
Verse 1
                 E   Esus4  E 
I was out on a drunk 
                       B7 
I was wild enough to shoot at 
 
Too high to hit 
             E  Esus4  E 
Too low to try 
 
Try as I may 
             B7 
Have good intentions 
 
Natural-born heathens 
                    E  Esus4 E 
Love backslider's wine 
 
Verse 2
                E  Esus4  E 
Brothers and sisters 
               B7 
That would be bourbon 
 
That'd be 'bout the furthest 
               E  Esus4  E 
Thing that I need 
 
All my born days 
                     B7 
I ain't never been decent 
 
At hidin' the demons 
                E  Esus4  E7 
I'm haulin' in me 
 
Chorus
      A 
Too often I reach 
                                E               A 
For things I know keep me for bein' all that I can 
        B7 
Like a man 
 
Interlude
E B7 E E Esus4 E 
 
Verse 3
                      E  Esus4  E 
There are things I recall 
                            B7 
There are things that are hazy 
 
There are things that just shame me 
                           E  Esus4  E 
There are things I can't change 
 
Try as I might 
                 B7 
Too have good intentions 
 
Natural-born heathens 
                   E  Esus4  E7 
Love backslidin' ways 
 
Chorus
              A 
Too often I reach 
                                E               A 
For things I know keep me for being all that I can 
        B7 
Like a man