intro and verse: e-------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------- D---2-----4-2-0-----2-2-2------------------------------------------ A-0---0-0-------4-4---------------------0-2-2-2-4-4-4p2p0------ E----------------------------0h2--2-2-4----------------------------- ben plays that riff over the verse, or you can play the verses with the chords. life is short despite of your plans so tell the girls they're pretty while you can 'cause one day they're gone and all you got left some empty bottles and an old country song (right after "on" start the intro riff again) plays on and on i wasted my time with these cigarettes and these ashes are all i got left watch this old town nothing's left for me wash downstream and into the sea Intro and verse picking stop 'cause this big old river will kill us in time 'till then we'll drink it's weight in cheap beer and wine we can drink just as fast as the river is strong (sing this part with no chord) and we'll drink 'till we're gone play intro part again.