Ballad of a Lonely Man (Cover)

I[G]'m young [C]and I'm str[G]ong

[G]I've got this G[D]od forsaken wor[C]ld by the ba[G]lls

I[G]'ve got a o[D]ne way tic[C]ket to free[G]dom

[G]Ain't no one now, g[D]onna take it from m[G]e

I was a soldier, age twenty-one
In a war, not sure what I was fighting for
And yet I turned from a boy to a man there
Goodbye to innocence and a sweet sixteen

(Walk to [Em] from [G])

[Em]My whole li[C]fe I cou[G]ld not arra[D]nge

[Em]My wicked w[C]ays I co[G]uld never c[D]hange

[G]Don't try, don't t[Em]ry now t[D]o understa[G]nd

F[G]or this is the ballad o[D]f a lonely m[G]an

Close to me is a photograph
Of a family left far, far behind
Once I had A love, it slipped away from
I searched a lifetime, but could not find

Walkdown to
[Em]-[C]-[G]-[D]-[Em]-[C]-[G]-[D] (You're basically playing the chorus without singing

Final Verse

In a hospital bed, I'm violently ill,
Just one more drink nurse I swear to god.
I've got my St. Anthony and my whiskey,
Yes I'm a veteran of three foreign wars.

I love this song..and this is  how I play it,