Chords for MERLE HAGGARD ( Footlights )

[Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] I live the kind of life _ [Eb]
that most men [Bb] don't dream. _ _ _ _
_ _ I make my [F] living writing songs _ _ _ _ [Eb] [Bb] and singing them. _
_ _ _ _ But I'm 41 years old and I [Eb] ain't got no place to [Bb] go when it's over. _
_ _ _ _ _ I hide my age, make the stage, [F] cut a kick, foot line, [Bb] and I out again. _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] [Bb] I throw my old guitar across the [Eb] stage, and my best man [Bb] takes the ball. _
_ _ _ _ _ The crowd [F] goes nearly wild _ _ _ to see my guitar [Bb] nearly fall.
_ _ _ _ After 20 years of kicking, [Eb] we're still alive and kicking down [Bb] some more.
_ _ _ _ Tonight we'll get the [F] lights out, walk away without a [Bb] hurt.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] Tonight [Eb] we'll get the foot lights out again, _ _ try to hide the mood we're [Bb] in.
[F] _ [Bb] I've not put on our old instrumental [F] band, _ _ tonight we'll get the foot lights out [Bb] again.
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[Dm] _ [Ebm] _ I _ [Bb] live the kind of life [Eb] that _ most men [Bb] don't dream. _
_ _ _ _ I make my [F] living writing songs and singing [Eb] them.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ But I'm 41 years old and I [Eb] ain't got no place to go when it's [Bb] over.
_ _ _ _ _ I hide my age, make the [F] stage, cut a kick, foot [Bb] line, and I out again. _
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