The Ballad Of Johnny Nocash And The Heroin Hiccups

G C G D7 The only truth I've found in life is that it sucks and then you die G C G D7 G I have lost all will to try - I think I'm giving up G C G D7 The only way of making sense that I have at my dispense G C G D7 G Is the root, the fourth, and the fifth of whiskey that I suck Em C Em G A bag of weed and a shot of dope: the only comforts that I know Em C G D7 G And as my thoughts pass nice and slow, I can finally get some rest G C G D7 But I hate the words I sing myself that are heard by no-one else G C G D7 G As I walk the empty halls of Hell, but at least they're off my chest G G C G D7 It scares me when the words don't come. I chew my nails down to the nubs G C G D7 G I am deaf and I am dumb, but I wish that I was blind G C G D7 When it's only evil that I see: fear and negativity G C G D7 G Confirming all the awful thoughts that have been on my mind Em C Em G And home's become this awkward place that follows me from face to face Em C G D7 G And everyone's forgot my name. Oh, I wish that I could too. G C G D7 But I've been cursed with needing more than degrees and homes I can't afford G C G D7 G Peace of mind and with the Lord who won't save me and you Instr Break G C G D7 G C G D7 G G C G D7 So, I left home with a head full of lies, knowing less as time went by G C G D7 G But still, I'm never satisfied or sure of anything G C G D7 And set my sights on this country that tried so hard to forget the past G C G D7 G And opened up my eyes at last to the land where freedom rings Em C Em G The banker's teets we suckle on, corporations, fucking pawns, Em C G D7 G And everything that has gone wrong in the country I love best G C G D7 Work so damn hard to keep up hope; we'll find a different approach G C G D7 G And cast away the rotton yoke that hangs around our necks Instr Break G C G D7 G C G D7 G G C G D7 But I do have hope that I can find at least a piece of peace of mind G C G D7 G Sometime, right before I die, I'll understand my birth G C G D7 And maybe I'll live long enough to see that day when that peace will come G C G D7 G To you, and I, and everyone upon this fragile Earth