The Be Good Tanyas - Waiting around to die

^Em Sometimes I don't know where ^Amthis dirty road is taking me ^Em Sometimes I don^B't even know the reason why so I G^Emuess I'll keep on gambling' Lots of ^Ambooze and lots of rambling' It's ^Emeasier than just w^Baitin around^Em to die.

^EmOnce I had a Ma^Am, I even had a Pa He^Em hit her with a belt once 'cause^B she cried She told ^Emhim to take care of me Headed ^Amback to Tennessee It was ^Emeasier 'n just ^Bwaitin around ^Em to die.

^EmI came of age and I met a girl in a ^AmTuscaloosa bar She ^Emcleaned me out and hid it on the ^Bsly we^Emll I tried to kill the pain I bought some ^Amwine and hopped a train It was ^Emeasier than just w^Baiting around^Em to die

^EmMy friend said he knew where ^Amsome easy money was We ^Emrobbed a man and brother did we ^Bfly But ^EmThe posse caught up with me drug me ^Amback to muskogee Now it's ^Emtwo long years of^B waitng around^Em to die.

^EmNow I'm out of prison I got me a ^Amfriend at last He don't ^Emdrink, or cheat, or steal, or^B lie His ^Emname's codeine he's the ^Amfinest thing I've seen and ^Emtogether we're gonna ^Bwait around to ^Emdie.