D A G
Left my favorite cassette in the escape car
Bm A G
I?ll never hear those songs again
D A G
It made me think of all the many things I?ve sacrificed
Bm A G
Oh, Mama, where do I begin?
Pre-chorus
Bm A G
When I broke bad
Bm A G[Hold]
I never knew ?bout all this trouble I would have
Chorus
D G
You should not romanticize this outlaw life
Bm D
When the scars have been shown and the tales have been told
Em F#m G A
I?m telling you ? something?s missing
D G
Don?t make no excuse to sing the blues
Bm D
Calculating the cost and the things that you lost
Em F#m G A
You?ll realize ? love?s gone missing
Bm ? A ? G [Hold]
Don?t go drifting
Instrumental:
D-C-A
F-A-D
Verse 2
D A G
I?m losing count when recalling all that I regret
Bm A G
How many missteps are enough?
D A G
Who of the few I call friends will be by my side
Bm A G
When, without recourse, life gets though?
Pre-chorus
Bm A G
When I broke bad
Bm A G[Hold]
I never knew ?bout all this trouble I would have
Chorus
D G
You should not romanticize this outlaw life
Bm D
When the scars have been shown and the tales have been told
Em F#m G A
I?m telling you ? something?s missing
D G
Don?t make no excuse to sing the blues
Bm D
Calculating the cost and the things that you lost
Em F#m G A
You?ll realize ? love?s gone missing
Bm ? A ? G [Hold]
Don?t go drifting
Pre-chorus
Bm A G
When I broke bad
Bm A G[Hold]
I never knew ?bout all this trouble I would have
Chorus
D G
You should not romanticize this outlaw life
Bm D
When the scars have been shown and the tales have been told
Em F#m G A
I?m telling you ? something?s missing
D G
Don?t make no excuse to sing the blues
Bm D
Calculating the cost and the things that you lost
Em F#m G A
You?ll realize ? love?s gone missing
Bm ? A ? G [Hold]
Don?t go drifting
Outro
Dm-C-A
F-A-D
