The Company I Keep

__________________________________________________________________________________ the company i keep Intro : Cadd9 , G G D Cadd9 G my mama told me , your life is such a wreck Cadd9 G your dumber than dogshit is what my Daddy said Cadd9 G Cadd9 i was just thirteen when they showed me the door G D Cadd9 G i keep their picture but don’t look at it no more G D Cadd9 G my first wife told me , you need to get a life Cadd9 G my third wife told me to get another wife Cadd9 G Cadd9 i brought a bottle and the van’s parked right outside the door G D Cadd9 G so come on darling , if you want to be number 4 Cadd9 G sometimes i feel like shit Cadd9 D sometimes it ain’t half of it Cadd9 G Cadd9 sometimes i’m so high i’m scared to go to sleep G D Cadd9 G sometimes i’m lower than the company i keep G D Cadd9 G ain’t held down no job since 1984 Cadd9 G i get by holding up convenience stores Cadd9 G Cadd9 i get by on liquor , guns and luck G D Cadd9 G but i’m scared to death which one might run out first G D Cadd9 G i seen my past in everything that i despise Cadd9 G i’ve seen my future and i’m scared to close my eyes Cadd9 G Cadd9 is that my ghost that i see in my fears Cadd9 D G Cadd9 or just my reflection in my mama’s tears