Corpus Christi Bay

A# A# D# A# I worked the rigs from three till midnight D# On the Corpus Christi Bay A# I'd get off and drink till daylight F Sleep the morning away D# A# I had a plan to take my wages D# Leave the rigs behind for good A# F But that life it is contagious A# And it gets down in your blood A# D# A# I lived in Corpus with my brother D# We were always on the run A# We were bad for one another F But we were good at having fun D# A# We got stoned along the seawall D# We got drunk and rolled a car A# F We knew the girls at every dancehall A# Had a tab at every bar A# F D# If I could live my life all over A# It wouldn't matter anyway D# F 'Cause I never could stay sober A# On the Corpus Christi Bay A# D# A# My brother had a wife and family D# You know he gave 'em a good home A# But his wife thought we were crazy F And one day we found her gone D# A# We threw here clothes into the car trunk D# Her photographs her rosary A# F We went to the pier and got drunk A# And threw it all into the sea A# F D# If I could live my life all over A# It wouldn't matter anyway D# F 'Cause I never could stay sober A# On the Corpus Christi Bay D# G# D# F A# A# D# A# Now my brother lives in Houston D# He married for the second time A# He got a job with the union F And it's keeping him in line D# A# He came to Corpus just this weekend D# It was good to see him here A# F He said he finally gave up drinkin' A# Then he ordered me a beer A# F D# If I could live my life all over A# It wouldn't matter anyway D# F 'Cause I never could stay sober A# On the Corpus Christi Bay A# F D# If I could live my life all over A# It wouldn't matter anyway D# F 'Cause I never could stay sober A# On the Corpus Christi Bay F D# A# 2x