I Came Here To Live Chords by Trace Adkins
Tempo:
84.525 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] I grew up in a town where tough was a cigarette and a souped up car on a county road.
Nothing much to do back then so we'd make bets on how much drink a guy could hold.
And I held my [D] own.
I learned to hold [A] my own.
Daddy worked some dead-end job at the concrete plant.
Mama taught Sunday Bible class.
For eighteen years I remember thinking that there was more to life than that.
So I [Em] ran the streets to beat [D] the devil, going just as fast as [A] I could fly.
Because I came here [Bm] to live.
[E] I didn't come here to [A] die.
[D] Mama used to wait for me [A] with the porch light on
[Bm] and worry about her little boy [A] till I got home.
[D] Daddy, he'd say, listen [A] son, but back then there wasn't much [C] that I didn't already [Bm] know.
[A] [D] [A]
I reckon I was doing close to eighty when I felt the tire slip out from underneath.
I was a little bitty and I never set out looking for [E] Jesus.
[A]
So I guess Jesus come looking for me.
And he found me [D] upside down in a ditch with smoking gas in [A] my eyes.
And he said, son, you [Bm] came here to live.
[E] You didn't come here to [A] die.
[D] Sunday morning I got [A] up and I went to church.
[Bm] That summer I got a [A] job and I went to work.
[D] I met a girl in [A] town, put some money down [C] on a little house [Bm] with a yard.
[A] [D] [A]
Our little boy was due in September, but he came early in July.
For eighteen days all I [D] remember [A] was sitting there at his side saying,
son, [D] open up your eyes, just open up [A] your eyes, cause you came [Bm] here to live.
[E] You didn't come here to [A] die.
Son, you [Bm] came here to live.
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] I grew up in a town where tough was a cigarette and a souped up car on a county road.
Nothing much to do back then so we'd make bets on how much drink a guy could hold.
And I held my [D] own.
I learned to hold [A] my own.
Daddy worked some dead-end job at the concrete plant.
Mama taught Sunday Bible class.
For eighteen years I remember thinking that there was more to life than that.
So I [Em] ran the streets to beat [D] the devil, going just as fast as [A] I could fly.
Because I came here [Bm] to live.
[E] I didn't come here to [A] die.
[D] Mama used to wait for me [A] with the porch light on
[Bm] and worry about her little boy [A] till I got home.
[D] Daddy, he'd say, listen [A] son, but back then there wasn't much [C] that I didn't already [Bm] know.
[A] [D] [A]
I reckon I was doing close to eighty when I felt the tire slip out from underneath.
I was a little bitty and I never set out looking for [E] Jesus.
[A]
So I guess Jesus come looking for me.
And he found me [D] upside down in a ditch with smoking gas in [A] my eyes.
And he said, son, you [Bm] came here to live.
[E] You didn't come here to [A] die.
[D] Sunday morning I got [A] up and I went to church.
[Bm] That summer I got a [A] job and I went to work.
[D] I met a girl in [A] town, put some money down [C] on a little house [Bm] with a yard.
[A] [D] [A]
Our little boy was due in September, but he came early in July.
For eighteen days all I [D] remember [A] was sitting there at his side saying,
son, [D] open up your eyes, just open up [A] your eyes, cause you came [Bm] here to live.
[E] You didn't come here to [A] die.
Son, you [Bm] came here to live.
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
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[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[A] I grew up in a town where tough was a cigarette and a souped up car on a county road. _ _ _
Nothing much to do back then so we'd make bets on how much drink a guy could hold.
And I held my [D] own.
_ _ _ _ I learned to hold [A] my own. _ _ _ _ _ _
Daddy worked some dead-end job at the concrete plant. _
Mama taught Sunday Bible class. _ _
For eighteen years I remember thinking that _ there was more to life than that.
So I [Em] ran the streets to beat [D] the devil, _ _ _ going just as fast as [A] I could fly.
_ _ _ Because I came here [Bm] to live.
_ _ _ [E] _ I didn't come here to [A] die. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Mama used to wait for me [A] with the porch light on _
[Bm] and worry about her little boy [A] till I got home. _
[D] Daddy, he'd say, listen [A] son, but back then there wasn't much [C] that I didn't already [Bm] know. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I reckon I was doing close to eighty when _ I felt the tire slip out from underneath.
I was a little bitty and _ I never set out looking for [E] Jesus.
_ [A] _
So I guess Jesus come looking for me.
And he found me [D] upside down in a ditch with smoking gas in [A] my eyes.
_ _ _ And he said, son, you [Bm] came here to live.
_ _ [E] _ You didn't come here to [A] die. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Sunday morning I got [A] up and I went to church. _
[Bm] That summer I got a [A] job and I went to work. _ _
[D] _ I met a girl in [A] town, put some money down [C] on a little house [Bm] with a yard. _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Our little boy was due in September, _ _ _ but he came early in July. _ _ _
For eighteen days all I [D] remember [A] was _ sitting there at his side saying,
son, [D] open up your eyes, _ _ _ just open up [A] your eyes, _ _ _ cause you came [Bm] here to live.
_ _ _ [E] _ You didn't come here to [A] die.
_ _ _ _ Son, you [Bm] came here to live.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[A] I grew up in a town where tough was a cigarette and a souped up car on a county road. _ _ _
Nothing much to do back then so we'd make bets on how much drink a guy could hold.
And I held my [D] own.
_ _ _ _ I learned to hold [A] my own. _ _ _ _ _ _
Daddy worked some dead-end job at the concrete plant. _
Mama taught Sunday Bible class. _ _
For eighteen years I remember thinking that _ there was more to life than that.
So I [Em] ran the streets to beat [D] the devil, _ _ _ going just as fast as [A] I could fly.
_ _ _ Because I came here [Bm] to live.
_ _ _ [E] _ I didn't come here to [A] die. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Mama used to wait for me [A] with the porch light on _
[Bm] and worry about her little boy [A] till I got home. _
[D] Daddy, he'd say, listen [A] son, but back then there wasn't much [C] that I didn't already [Bm] know. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I reckon I was doing close to eighty when _ I felt the tire slip out from underneath.
I was a little bitty and _ I never set out looking for [E] Jesus.
_ [A] _
So I guess Jesus come looking for me.
And he found me [D] upside down in a ditch with smoking gas in [A] my eyes.
_ _ _ And he said, son, you [Bm] came here to live.
_ _ [E] _ You didn't come here to [A] die. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Sunday morning I got [A] up and I went to church. _
[Bm] That summer I got a [A] job and I went to work. _ _
[D] _ I met a girl in [A] town, put some money down [C] on a little house [Bm] with a yard. _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Our little boy was due in September, _ _ _ but he came early in July. _ _ _
For eighteen days all I [D] remember [A] was _ sitting there at his side saying,
son, [D] open up your eyes, _ _ _ just open up [A] your eyes, _ _ _ cause you came [Bm] here to live.
_ _ _ [E] _ You didn't come here to [A] die.
_ _ _ _ Son, you [Bm] came here to live.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
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