The Pipe Song

Am C Strike the match one more time he said Am C As the old man raised the pipe above his head Am C Ive Lived my life my lessons learned Am C His sundried skin shows his money hard earned Am C I asked him why he smoked his pipe Am C He paused and thought his answer surley true and it arrived Pre Dm G Son I'm not always able to hold my head up high Am I have lost every single loved one in my life Dm G This pipe's the only thing I have to keep me occupied Am The truth is I'm to stubborn to appologise Dm G So as I smoke my days away, I say C Am F Life is a roller coaster and god's collecting tickets at the gate C Am F You've got to keep moving on dont let the wheel slowly deflate C Am F When life gets hard and you feel you're not tall enough to ride C F G Am Just know that there's always a place where you can hide Am C Ten years later I lay lifeless on the road Am C Shatterd car window and another name set in stone Am C A voice whispered softly in my ear Am C come with me and the pain will disappear Am C I asked the angel was it truly my time Am C she paused and thought her answer surely true and it arrived Pre Dm G Son I've watched over you since your mother gave you life Am Chewing your finger nails on the sidelines Dm G Your life is now a lesson that others will learn in time Am Life's to short to sit around killing time Dm G You're done with yesterday so I say C Am F Life is a roller coaster and god's collecting tickets at the gate C Am F You've got to keep moving on dont let the wheel slowly deflate C Am F When life gets hard and you feel you're not tall enough to ride C F G Am Just know that there's always a place where you can hide Am C Here we are one more time he said Am C It was the old man at a heavens gate ahead Am C Did you take my good advice before you died Am C I wonder what you learned and I replied C Am F Life is a roller coaster and god's collecting tickets at the gate C Am F You've got to keep moving on dont let the wheel slowly deflate C Am F When life gets hard and you feel you're not tall enough to ride C F G Am Just know that there's always a place where you can hide