Bitter Old Man

Chords

Standard

Intro G Em D C x2

G                                          Em                        D   C
i was born a bitter old man who got his heart broken in catalonia, 1936.
                      G                                      Em
i haven't felt right since, so i gave up on life before i arrived. 
                                             D                            C             G
i knew this place wasn't safe for anyone but fascists and republicans and their apologists. 
D              C              G             Am            D                                    
but i swear to god, i'm gonna die full of naive optimism; a teenager's heartbreaking conviction 
C                                                               D 
that things can be different. oh yeah, things are gonna be real different when we're finished
        G
 around here. 
         Am            C      D
i always wanted to die young. 
G        Am            C      D
i always wanted to die young. 
G        Am            C      
i always wanted to die young; 
           D                C                                        
now i feel younger every day, and i just hope i die younger than i am. 

Intro again (G Em D C x2)

G
i can hear you from a dozen states away 
Em                                      D                   C                G
shivering through a dope sick morning of no money left and nothing else to steal. 
G                                  Em                                                  D
lord only knows that i've had my share, because there were years when i was ready to die, 
                  C                        G                               C
but it's only been recently that i've been willing to live. 
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and i swear to god, i didn't plan for things to end up this way. 
                            C                    
i had a teenager's conviction that i would be different. 
         D                                             G
oh yeah, i was gonna be real different than the person i became. 

         Am            C      D
i always wanted to die young. 
G        Am            C      D
i always wanted to die young. 
G        Am            C      
i always wanted to die young; 
           D             C                                        
now i feel younger every day, and i just hope i die younger than i am.  

Bridge G Cm x4

G             Em             C                                                                  
but now living's a struggle, except when it isn't. (yeah), 
G             Em                        C
i woke up this morning and i wasn't in prison, 
G                   Em                 C
but i can't promise that i'm far from it. 
                                                   
i'd still kill a man for cigarette, 
G                    Em               C
but with friends like you, who needs homicide? 
G                         Em                    C                           
so this song goes out to all our homies locked down. 
G       Em                     C        
come on back now, we need you around. 
G              Em                      C
that judge, he doesn't know what he's done. 
G          Em                          C                 
no, judges never know the things they do. how could they?

G Em D C x4 end on G