C A# With fire in my veins I laid down to rest F C Not carein' if I live or die A# Woke up a freezing rain pouring down F C So hard I can't open my eyes F G7 I been chased from the yards with dogs at my heels F G7 C Searchin' for shelter at times A# But there's nothin' so hard for a man on the bum C G7 C As the time between bottles of wine G7 C The time between bottles of wine D7 C Beggin' for pennies for just one taste G7 D7 Of the nectar that kills a mans soul C Sweet piece of mind excusing my pride G7 D7 Just something to keep out the cold G7 A7 It's too late for me to start living again G7 A7 D7 The good life is too far behind C I never remember the things that I had D7 A7 D7 Till the time between bottles of wine Am D7 G7 The time between bottles of wine D7 C If momma could see me she wouldn't believe G7 D7 I even resemble her son C She worked all her life to make me a man G7 D7 And she's proud of the job that she's done G7 A7 What one love created another destroyed G7 A7 D7 It’s a story older than time C The tale of a man who just can't stand D7 Am D7 The time between bottles of wine Am D7 The time between bottles of wine Am D7 The time between bottles of wine Am D7 The time between bottles of wine