Gino Vannelli - Older n wizer

Mmm ^Conce ^F/CI ^C7was a gamblin man ^C7But ^Fnow my ^Ebgamblin ^Bb/Fdays a^Cre d^Cone ^{F/C C7 C F/C C7} Mmmm o^C7nce ^F/CI ^C7was one lovesick cowboy Might ^Fsay ^CI've ^Abhol ^Bbstered my ^Cgun^{F/C C7 C F/C C7} And the ^C7world is a whole lot safer Since I ^D7walk the line Fadd9/G Bb6/9 B6/9 In me you see a penitent

^C6man ^{F/C C7 C F/C C7} No you won't catch me ^F/Cin n^Co cathouse Dancin 'in the ^D7buff ^Gwith a ^D7bottle of moonshine Fadd9/G Bb6/9 B6/9 Leastways that's the ^C6plan^{F/C C7 C F/C C7}

Because I'm ^F9older and wizer ^{F9 Bb F F9 Bb} I ^F9ain't the fool I used to

^Cbe ^{F/C C7 C F/C C7} And the ^F7way things are shapin ^{F9 Bb F Eb} They're gonn^Bb/Da make a saint ^F7out of

m^Ce ^{F/C C7 C F/C C7} F9 Ab7+9 F Bb No more tearin up the highway Ab7+9 G7+9 Stoned out of my

^Chead^{F/F C7} out o^Cf m^F/Cy ^C7head So ^G7near I am to a righteous man ^{G C G7} So ^Ab9straight and narrow and spic and span ^{Ab7 A+5 Ab7} C9-5 B9-5 Bb9-5 Dm7/G That the next best thing is

^Cdead^{F/C C7 C F/C C7}whoa the ^Cnext ^Dm7best ^C/Ething ^G7is de^Cad ^{F/C C7}

^C7Once i was thrown in a county jail ^{Bb C7} I gave it up to the Lord ^Bba b^C7ove ^BbUh ^C7huh ^BbWhen some ^C7big bad dude of six feet eight ^{Bb C} Got hell bent on brother ^Bbly ^C7love uh huh ^Bbbrotherly ^C7love

So I ^D7/Chawked the Mustang Shelby And a ^D7backseat ^C/Efull of ^D7/F#bongs Fadd9/G Bb6/9 B6/9 Sweet Jesus, I have been re- ^C6deeme^F/Cd ^C7 yeh ^{C F/C C7}

Sure you might ^C7catch me in ^F/C so^C7me juke joint Raisin ^D7cane till the ^C/Ecrack of d^D7/F#awn F/A Bb6/9 B6/9 But on ly in my

^Cdrea^F/Cms ^{C7 C F/C C7} Because I'm ^F9older and wizer ^{F9 Bb F9} I ^Bbain't the ^F9fool I used to ^Cbe ^{F/C C7} uh huh ^{C F/C C7} And now the ^F7way things are sh^F7apin^{Bb F9 Eb} They're gonna ^Bb/Dmake a saint out of ^Cme ^{F/C C7 C F/C C7} No more t^F9earin up the highway ^{F Eb} Ab7+9 G7+9 Stoned out of my ^C7head ^{F/C C7} out of mt head ^{C F/C C7} So ^G9near I am to a righteous man ^{G7 C G7} Just a ^Ab7hoop and a holler from the Promised land ^{Ab7 A+5 Ab7} B+5 Bb+5 F7/A G7+5 That the next best thing is ^Cdead^{F/C C7 C F/C C7} C Dm7 C/G G7 C F7/A Ab7 C7 OH ya, the next best thing is dea-ea-ea-ea-ea-ea-ea-ea-ea-ead.