Ballad Of Devils Backbone Tavern
Todd SniderVersion1
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Old Miss Virgy tended bar at this shack out in the hills
It never made her any money boys but paid of all her bills
Now she must have been 80 years old but her heart was warm
And her beer was cold
She gave away more than she ever sold
Smiling all the time
I used to sing off in the corner every Friday night
To a loud crowd of cowboys, bikers and bar room fights
They were drinking beer, carrying on,
not a one of them listening to one of my songs
But old Miss Virgy was singing along
She said she knew 'em all by heart
And then one night after closing she poured me another beer
She said "Come on over and sit down you little shit
I got something you need to hear"
She said "Life ain't easy getting through
everybody's gonna make things tough on you
But I can tell you right now if you dig what you do,
they will never get you down"
She said life's too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
Too short not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate
I meet a lot of men who haggle and finagle all the time
Trying to save a nickel maybe make a dime
Not me boy no sireee, you know I ain't got the time
Now I ain't seen Ol' Virgy I guess it's been almost eighteen years.
I've been bumming around this country singing my songs for tips and beers
Now the nights are long
The travelin's tough
Hotels stink, and the pay sucks
But I can't dig what I do enough, so it never gets me down
I say life's too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
Too short not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate
I meet a lot of men who haggle and finagle all the time
Trying to save a nickel maybe make a dime
Not me, no sireee, I ain't got the time
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Readable chord sheet for Ballad Of Devils Backbone Tavern by Todd Snider
O[C]ld Miss Virgy [A]tended bar at this [D]shack out [G]in the [C]hills I[C]t never made her any [A]money boys but [D7]paid of all her [G]bills N[C]ow she must have been [C7]80 years old but her [F]heart was warm And her [D7]beer was cold She ga[C]ve away more than she [A]ever sold [D]Smiling [G]all the [C]time I[C] used to sing off i[A]n the corner [D]every [G]Friday [C]night To[C] a loud crowd of [A]cowboys, [D7]bikers and bar room [G]fights T[C]hey were drinking beer, [C7]carrying on, not a [F]one of them listening to [D7]one of my songs But [C]old Miss Virgy was [A]singing along She said she [D]knew 'em [G]all by [C]heart An[C]d then one night [A]after closing [D]she poured me [G]another [C]beer Sh[C]e said "Come on over and [A]sit down you little shit I [D7]got something you need to [G]hear" [C]She said "Life ain't easy [C7]getting through [F]everybody's gonna make things [D7]tough on you But I can [C]tell you right now if you [A]dig what you do, they will [D]never [G]get you [C]down" She said [C]life's too short to [A]worry [D]Life's too [G]long to [C]wait T[C]oo short not to [A]love everybody L[D7]ife's too long to [G]hate I meet a [C]lot of men who haggle and [C7]finagle all the time [F]Trying to save a nickel maybe [D7]make a dime N[C]ot me boy [A]no sireee, you know [D]I ain't [G]got the [C]time No[C]w I ain't seen Ol' [A]Virgy I guess it's been [D]almost [G]eighteen [C]years. I[C]'ve been bumming around this [A]country singing my [D7]songs for tips and [G]beers Now the [C]nights are long The [C7]travelin's tough [F]Hotels stink, and the [D7]pay sucks [C]But I can't dig what I [A]do enough, so it [D]never [G]gets me [C]down I [C]say life's too short to [A]worry L[D]ife's too [G]long to [C]wait [C]Too short not to love [A]everybody [D7]Life's too long to[G] hate I meet a [C]lot of men who haggle and [C7]finagle all the time [F]Trying to save a nickel maybe [D7]make a dime [C]Not me, [A]no sireee, [D]I ain't [G]got the [C]time