Rip Van Winkle

C F C F C F They call me Rip Van Winkle I’m a lazy son of a bitch C F A I’d rather laze around all day with my dog named Wolf than ever break a sweat E Am Am7 F Some may call it a lack of motivation but I just call it an end to an ego's death C G C E Cause working hard for other people’s reasons isn’t something I like to stress C F C F C F So I went to the Catskill mountains to escape the nagging of my wife C F She's always on my back, don’t get why she’s always trying to rule my life E Am Am7 F Yeah I’m tired of all these kings and queens telling me oh just what to do C G C When I'd rather be outside all day and read a book or two Am F C Well I’m so tired Am F C Well I’m so tired Am F C Well I’m so tired G F C I could probably sleep a hundred years or more Am F C I could probably sleep a hundred years or more C F C F C F So I fell asleep underneath a big oak tree C F And when I awoke my dog was gone and it was just me E Am Am7 F I stumbled back to town feeling something troubling on the breeze C G C People stared at me in wonder like they couldn’t believe what they were seeing Dm G A woman came up to me, she looked just like my wife Dm G I knew she was my daughter cause she had my eyes Am F C She said she don’t believe it Am F C She said I could have sworn we buried you in the backyard. C F C F C F So she took me to my home, brick and mortar crumbling with age C F She told me how my friends had long since past away E Am Am7 F She showed me the stone that marked my wife's old grave C F C It seems that time will pass you by in the worst kinds of ways. Am F C Well I’m so tired Am F C Well I’m so tired Am F C Well I’m so tired G F C I could probably sleep a hundred years or more Am F C I could probably sleep a hundred years or more C F C F C F Now I’m just a ghost, a moral sign post referenced for the young C F To appreciate the things you have before they’re gone E Am Am7 F And all these strange machines, I don’t understand a thing anymore C F Yeah I’m ready for the next life, because this one I haven’t lived for. Am F C Well I’m so tired Am F C Well I’m so tired Am F C Well I’m so tired G F C I could probably sleep a hundred years or more Am F C I could probably sleep a hundred years or more C F C F