Corpus Christi Bay

here is a great robert earl keen jr . song off his a bigger piece of sky album corpus christi bay by robert earl keen jr . capo on 3rd fret G C G i worked the rigs from three ttil midnight G C on the corpus christi bay C G iud get off and drink ttil daylight G D sleep the mornin away D C G i had a plan to take my wages G C leave the rigs behind for good C G D but that life it is contagious D G and it gets down in your blood G C G i lived in corpus with my brother G C we were always on the run C G we were bad for one another G D but we were good at having fun D C G we got stoned along the seawall G C we got drunk and rolled a car C G D we knew the girls at every dancehall D G had a tab at every bar Chorus : G D C if i could live my life all over C G it wouldnut matter anyway G C D tcause i never could stay sober D G on the corpus christi bay G C G my brother had a wife and family G C you know he gave tem a good home C G but his wife thought we were crazy G D and one day we found her gone D C G we threw here clothes into the car trunk G C her photographs her rosary C G D we went to the pier and got drunk D G and threw it all into the sea Chorus G D C if i could live my life all over C G it wouldnut matter anyway G C D tcause i never could stay sober D G on the corpus christi bay G C G now my brother lives in houston G C he married for the second time C G he got a job with the union G D and it’s keeping him in line D C G he came to corpus just this weekend G C it was good to see him here C G D he said he finally gave up drinkinu D G then he ordered me a beer Chorus ( twice ) G D C if i could live my life all over C G it wouldnut matter anyway G C D tcause i never could stay sober D G on the corpus christi bay G D C if i could live my life all over C G it wouldnut matter anyway G C D tcause i never could stay sober D G on the corpus christi bay