Old 97's - Longer than youve been alive

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A one, a two, a one two three [Verse 1] We've been ^Ddoing this longer than you've been alive Pro^Dpelled by some mysterious drive And they ^Gstill let me do it as weird as that seems And I ^Ddo it most nights and then again in my dreams ^AInfinite hallways and giant hotels ^GDressing room looks about as good as it smells ^D

^DBottles of whisky and bottles of beer There's a ^Dbottle of medicine somewhere round here ^GWe've been in nightclubs and we've been in bars ^DHonky-tonks and theaters from Memphis to Mars ^AMost of our shows were a triumph of rock Although ^Gsome nights I might have been checking the clock ^D

^DI'm only human though I'm super at times I ^Djump off of risers I should not have climbed ^GRock jumps won't kill you until one of them does Well, they'll ^Dsay he died doing what he loves ^AWe got our share of loving in our past Although ^Gwe were all looking for someone who'd last ^D

Well, it ^Dmust be hard to get partnered with me ^DSome narcissism, some OCD Well, ^Glove that comes easy's a fake or a fluke ^DLove is a marathon, sometimes you puke ^ASpeaking of which there has been alcohol ^GOceans and oceans, but that isn't all ^AMountains of weed, a handful of pills ^GNone of the hard stuff, that shit kills We've been ^Adoing it longer than you've been alive ^GTwenty good years of about twenty-five ^D

^GRock and roll's been very very good to ^Dme The ^Aopen road's the ^Gonly place I wanna ^Dbe ^GRock and roll's been very very good to ^Dme The ^Aopen road's the ^Gonly place I wanna ^Dbe

I'm not ^Dcrazy about songs that get self-referential And m^Dost of this stuff should be kept confidential Aw but ^Gwho even gives half-a-fuck anymore Well, you ^Dshould know the truth, it's both a blast and a bore R^Aock stars were once such mythical creatures ^GUp there with Presidents, playmates and preachers ^D

Ah, ^Dnow you just do it 'cause it's what you do They throw ^Dunderwear instead of money at you Now, ^GI've made a living out of shaking my ass And if you ^Doffer me an office, I'd have to pass But our ^Ajobs are all jobs and sometimes they suck I ^Glove what I do, and I've had pretty good luck ^D

All the ^Dfans are all clapping and screaming and squealing And I ^Dwon't lie to you, that's a pretty sweet feeling And ^GI might butt heads with the guys in my band But I ^Dnever once went to work for The Man The ^Amen and the woman like you have been hurt We're ^Gsharing this night that will soon be a blur We've been ^Adoing this longer than you've been alive ^GGet on the bus and tell the driver to driv^De (one, two, three)

^GRock and roll's been very very good to ^Dme The ^Aopen road's the ^Gonly place I wanna ^Dbe ^GRock and roll's been very very good to ^Dme The ^Aopen road's the ^Gonly place I wanna ^Dbe ^GRock and roll's been very very good to ^Dme Ah, the ^Aopen road's the ^Gonly place I wanna ^Dbe I said the ^Aopen road's the ^Gonly place I wanna ^Dbe, ah yeah

^DYeah, yeah ^D