Chords
Intro:
Am-F-G Am-F-G#
Verse 1:
Am F-G
I know a man who had nothing
Am F-G
He was a poor man all his life
Am F-G
He lived in a shack by the roadside
Am F-G
With starving kids and a loving wife
Am-F-G,G#
Verse 2:
Am F-G
He went to church every Sunday
Am F-G
He prays from morning until night, he said
Am F-G
Good Lord, why have you forsaken me?
Am F-G
When everything I did I thought was right
Refrain 1:
Em Am
Now my life's coming to an end
F C
There's only one thing I'm wishing for
Em Am
All my days I have never sinned
F
So I hope you won't ignore
G
What I'm asking for...
Chorus
C
Oh honey when I die
F G
Dress me up in a coat and tie
C
Give me a pair of shoes
F G
That I haven't wore in a long time
C
Put me in a golden box
F G
Not a cross with a pile of rocks
C
Bury me where the grass is green
F G
And the gates are shining...
C G F
Oh honey when I die
C
Give me a bed of roses
G F
Where I could lie
C G F
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
C G F-pause G#
Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...
Am-F-G
Verse 3:
Am F-G
I know a man who had nothing
Am F G
He dreamed of satin sheets all his life
Am F-G
He lived and worked like a dog
Am F G
Licking every boot he sees just to survive
Am-F-G,G#
Verse 4:
Am F-G
He comes home drunk every night
Am F G
Wakes up the kids and talks to his wife, he said
Am F G
Honey you have been so good to me
Am F G
I only wish we had a better life
Refrain 2:
Em Am
And now my life's coming to an end
F C
There's only one thing I'm wishing for
Em Am
All my days I have lived in shame
F
So I hope you won't ignore
G
Just what I'm asking for...
Repeat Chorus
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Tabs by: ukay
Published: 8 Dec, 2014
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