MACON GREYSON
LIFE OF RILEY
Intro:
G G G G G G
-oh3-3--0h3-3----------2h3-3-3--0h3-3----------2h3-3-E
-----2------2------2h3-----2-2------2------2h3-----2-a
-----0------0--2h3---------0-0------0--2h3---------0-d
-----0------0--------------0-0------0--------------0-g
-----3------3--------------3-3------3--------------3-b
-----3------3--------------3-3------3--------------3-e
AND SO ON UNTIL THE FIRST VERSE KICKS IN.
G
Caught between the white line and broken yellow on the other side
F C G
Blinded by the headlights coming on
G
FM’s broken and the tape is dead, tune it to AM instead
F C G
I’m almost there and that static is almost gone
F C G
I’m almost there and that static is almost gone
REPEAT INTRO ONCE W/O THE FIRST 0H3 AND G
G
Pulling in this one horse town dust and rust just hang around
F C G
Try to find some trouble to crawl into
G
A million miles have come and gone blacktop just keeps rolling on
F C G
Driving all day long I’m in the mood
F C G
Now these are just some things I like to do
F C G
Rolling stones don’t gather moss until the break of dawn
F C G
Before the sun comes up man I’ll be gone
F C G
I walk between the raindrops done it all from A to Z
F C G
That life of Riley is the life for me
F C G (A FEW TIMES THEN INTRO)
G
20 miles from Austin town old gray bird just circles round
F C G
Trying to shake these southbound slider blues
G
Deep Eddy keeps the beer on ice and I’m staying there till closing time
F C G
Cold Beer always puts me in the mood
F C G
Now these are just the things I like to do
CHORUS