Intro:  (A)  (A)  (A)  (A)   
 
I''ve been (A) abused and used and skinned up and bruised 
And thrown from a movin'' train 
I''ve been (D) homeless, car less, lost in the wilderness 
Out in the pourin'' rain 
I''ve been a (E) business flop spent a year on top 
Of the (A) most unwanted (D) list 
But (A) I (E) never bit a bullet like (A) this  
 
I''ve taken (D) many a fall and I got through ''em all 
But I''ve (A) never been hurt this bad 
(D) You''re making plans with a brand new man 
And the (B) pain is driving me (E) mad 
I''ve had to (D) bite the bullet when things got tough 
But the (A) sea of love has never (D) been this rough 
And (A) I''ve never been this far from shore 
I never bit a bullet like this be(D)fore 
I (A) never bit a (E) bullet like (A) this 
 
Fiddle Solo: (D)  (D)  (A)  (A)  (A)  (A)  (D)  (A)  (E)  (A) 
 
I''ve been (A) tied up, fried up, chocked up and dried up 
Under a lot of stress 
I''ve been (D) burned down, turned down, been run out of town 
Up to my ears in a mess 
I had a (E) year go by with tears in my eyes 
I (A) didn''t even want to ex(D)ist 
But (A) I (E) never bit a bullet like (A) this 
 
I''ve taken (D) many a fall and I got through ''em all 
But I''ve (A) never been hurt this bad 
(D) You''re making plans with a brand new man 
And the (B) pain is driving me (E) mad 
I''ve had to (D) bite the bullet when things got tough 
But the (A) sea of love has never (D) been this rough 
And (A) I''ve never been this far from shore 
I never bit a bullet like this be(D)fore 
I (A) never bit a (E) bullet like (A) this 
I never bit a bullet like this be(D)fore 
I (A) never bit a (E) bullet like (A) this 
Hey George 
I never bit a bullet like this be(D)fore 
I (A) never bit a (E) bullet like (A) this 
Hey Sammy, spit that thing out