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[Verse 1]
    C
You might say the reason I was put on this earth
      F7                 C        G
Was to pour out my heart every day
C
It's just what comes natural Like takin' a breath
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I could sing what I never could say
      Am                     F7          C
I put quite a few tears into quite a few beers
     Am                      C
Yes, I've worn my soul on my sleeve
     Am                               G
Laid out there for the whole world to see

[Pre Chorus]
          F7                          C
Yeah, the blues have been My old boss man
    D7                       G
And lovesick, it knows me by name

[Chorus]
          C         Cadd4          C      Am
You could say I was lonesome for a livin'
    C               G        C
And heartache is my claim to fame

[Interlude]
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[Verse 1]
  C
I lived all the lyrics For better or for worse
    F7                              C      G
The drinkin', the cheatin', and the lyin'
     C
Well I guess I walked it Just how I talked it
F7             G#7      C
Both eyes wide open but stone blind
         Am                  F7          C
I wonder how many angels Are waitin' for me?
   Am                      C
To finally fall down on my knees
    Am                        G
And then put me back up on my feet

[Pre Chorus]
          F7                          C
Yeah, the blues have been My old boss man
    D7                       G
And lovesick, it knows me by name

[Chorus]
          C         Cadd4          C       Am
You could say I was lonesome for a livin'
    C               G        C
And heartache is my claim to fame

[Solo]
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[Break]
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I miss them old friends of mine That left me behind
Dm            G         C     C7
Seems like so many gone home
          F7           F#dim          C           Am
Yeah, but I still sing with 'em And I don’t won't forget 'em
  D7                           G
I live the life of an old country song

[Pre Chorus]
          F7                          C
Lord, the blues have been My old boss man
    D7                       G
And lovesick, it knows me by name

[Chorus]
          C         Cadd4          C       Am
You could say I was lonesome for a livin'
    C            G           C    Am
And heartache is my claim to fame
        C            G
Oh, and heartache is my claim to fame