Living It Down
by Delbert McClinton
D7
My ship came and she sunk it,
G7
I was the toast of the town and she drunk it.
D7 G7
I had a run of good luck and she ran it right into the ground.
D A D
And now she's puttin' on a show and I get to play the clown.
D7
I had the wind in my sails and she took it ,
G7
I had the world by the tail and she shook it.
D7 G7
I reached out for a life line and she threw me a noose
D7 A D
I got the short end of the chicken and she got the golden goose.
Chorus: G7 (play slide guiter) D7
She's living it up, and I'm tryin' to live it down.
D7 D7 E7 A7
Just when I got it all together ,it's all about to come unwound.
G7 D7 G7
Everybody laughin' behind my back,baby sure is a sad old sound.
D A D
She's out there livin it up and I'm trying to live it down.
REPEAT THE INTRO take a lead
D7 G7
D7 G7
D A D
D7
I had my ducks in a row and she shot 'em,
G7
I had my eggs in a basket she dropped 'em
D7 G7
I threw her outta the house but she was back like a boomarang.
D7 A D
Sometimes you get the honey,sometime all you get is the stang.
Chorus: G7 D7
She's living it up, and I'm tryin' to live it down.
D7 D7 E7 A7
Just when I got it all together ,it's all about to come unwound.
G7 D7 G7
Everybody laughin' behind my back,baby sure is a sad old sound.
D A D G
She's out there livin it up and I'm trying to live it down.
D A D
She's out there livin it up and I'm trying to live it down.
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