Ramshackle Glory - Bitter old man

^Di was born a bitter old man who got his hea^Bmrt broken in catalonia, 19^A36. ^G i haven't felt right s^Dince, so i gave up on life before i arr^Bmived. i knew this place wasn't safe for anyone but ^Afascists and republicans and ^Gtheir apologis^Dts. ^Abut i swear to ^Ggod, i'm gonna ^Ddie full of na^Emive optimism; ^Aa teenager's heartbreaking conviction ^Gthat things can be different. oh yeah, things are gonna be real ^Adifferent when we're finished around ^Dhere. i always ^Emwanted to die ^Gyoung. ^{A D}i always ^Emwanted to die ^Gyoung. ^{A D}i always ^Emwanted to die ^Gyoung; now i feel ^Ayounger every day^G, and i just hope i die younger than i am.

^Di can hear you from a dozen states away ^Bmshivering through a dope sick morning of^A no money left and n^Gothing else to st^Deal. ^Dlord only knows that i've had my sh^Bmare, because there were years when i was ready to di^Ae, but it's only been^G recently that i've been ^Dwilling to live. ^{G A}and i swear to g^God, i didn't p^Dlan for things to e^Emnd up this way.^A i had a teenager's convictio^Gn that i would be different. oh yeah, ^Ai was gonna be real different than the person ^Di became.

i always ^Emwanted to die ^Gyoung. ^{A D}i always ^Emwanted to die ^Gyoung. ^{A D}i always ^Emwanted to die ^Gyoung; now i feel ^Ayounger every ^Gday, and i just hope i die younger than i am.

^Dbut now living^Bm's a struggle, ^Gexcept when it isn't. (yeah), ^Di woke up this^Bm morning and i wasn't in p^Grison, ^Dbut i can't promise ^Bmthat i'm far from i^Gt.

^Dbut with friends like^Bm you, who needs h^Gomicide' ^Dso this song goes out to a^Bmll our homies locked d^Gown. ^Dcome on ^Bmback now, we need you a^Ground. ^Dthat judge, he ^Bmdoesn't know what he's d^Gone. ^Dno, judges ^Bmnever know the things they d^Go. how could they'