I found this song on youtube, he claims its his favorite song he has ever written. And I would
have to agree that it is one of him best. The (Ap) chord is mostly used if you are going to figure
pick the song. You can just use a regular A7 chord if you want though.
I think this is pretty close to how he plays it, he hammers on and off almost every chord he plays,
but he finger pics the entire song. I think it sounds great strumming as well! If you wanna find
it on you tube here is the link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzLSDpG_cb4
Capo 2
Drop D
D(000232) Em(222000) G(5x0005) Ap*(x02030 pulls of to x02020) Bm(x04322) A(x02220) A7 (x02020)
Intro : D Em G Ap* D Em G
(D) Hey my name is (Em) Michael, I'm (G) 34 years (D) old
(D) I work for the (Em) city, at least I (G) did two months (Ap)* ago
Theres a (D) picture of my (Em) boy, aint he (G) startin' to look like (D) me
(D) He plays his first (Em) football game next (G) week (A7) against the (D) Chiefs
(G)His Mom and him still (D) live on Murphy (G) Road in our old (D) house
After (G) three or four boy (D) friends looks like she's (Em) finally settled (Ap)* down
He's a (G) banker out of (D) Baker man, you (Bm) oughta (A) see her (G) ring
And (D) that's whats going on these days in (A7) my life without (D) them
(D) Whiskey aint been (Em) on my breath, but (G) it stays on my (D) mind
(D) And I aint had a (Em) steady hand in such a (G) long long (Ap)* time
(D) The devil that (Em) lived in me passed (G) on this past (D) June
(D) When my very own (Em) flesh and blood said (G) "Daddy I (A7)hate (D) you"
These (G) days I'm on (D) time and I get (G) where I'm supposed to (D) be
I don't (G) sleep away the (D) daylight or (Em) embarrass my (Ap)* family
(G) His Mom and him are (D) doing great without (Bm) that drunk (A) S.O.B. (G)
(D) That's whats going on these days (A7) in my life without (D) me
And we (Bm) think with all this (A) taking man I (G) wouldn't wanna (D) steal
But with (Bm) everything in my (A) life that's changed, I know (G) one thing never (Ap)* will
(D) Hey my name is (Em) Michael, and (G) I'm an (D) alcoholic
(D) Trying not to (Em) live the rest of (G) my life (A7) without me
D Em G D D Em G A7 D
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