Intro E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------13----------------------------------------------12--------| G|--12-15----15-13------------13/15-15-15-15-----15-15-15-----------| D|-----------------15-13--------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13-15-16-15-13--------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-13-| G|---------------15-13----13/15-15-15-15-15-15-| -------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Livin' my life one mistake at a time All keep adding up Waiting tables for the last six years man my youth is wrappin' up And now I'm staring down in a glass For answers it won't give Wondering why I live to work, when I know I should be working to live So I get myself another drink and I try to forget that I drink too much Cause if this is my lot in life well it'll just have to be enough Because I'm settling for having my bills paid That cigarette after a long day And if it gets too hard I'll go and close the bar Run a tab up that'll be more than I made Holding on to dreams I'm dreamin' They are the only thing that's keeping me moving And if when I awake I'm still a lowly slave I'll be ok with this life I'm living, yeah ( ) ( ) Locked up institutionalized I'm labelled criminal of the state An affliction of addiction we all got, one on our plate Knocked up, car flipped, raided homes Troubled souls are the only ones I know and I Wouldn't take it any other way I'm so sorry if you can't relate Because I'm settling for having my bills paid That cigarette after a long day And if it gets too hard I'll go and close the bar Run a tab up that'll be more than I made Holding on to dreams I'm dreamin' They are the only thing that's keeping me moving And if when I awake I'm still a lowly slave I'll be ok with this life I'm living, yeah