Living the Dream Chords by Sturgill Simpson

_ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ I'll [Bb] be going [F] through the motions.
_ There's a means to an end, but the ends don't [C] seem to mean.
_ [Gm] _ [F] Walking around, living the dream, anytime I take notion.
_ Till the truth comes bubbling [C] up, so [F] bittersweet.
_ [Bb] There's no point in out there [F] when you ain't living the dream.
Like a mecca of the old part of Dorothy when you ain't got no [C] dream. _
_ [Bb] I don't need to change my [F] strings, cause the dirt don't hurt the way I [Bb] sing.
_ But I don't have to do a god damn thing, sit around and wait to die. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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_ [Fm] _ [D] _ [F] Well I've been waiting on a name to waitress.
[Bb] Come and [F] take my order, _ _ tell me all [Dm] about the [C] special day.
[Am] _ _ [F] Staring at a puddle of mud in my [Bb] spoon, there doesn't need much [F] support there. _ _
Hoping them circles on the paper [Dm] don't call back telling me [F] to start today.
_ _ [Bb] That old man upstairs, with [F]
his crooked smile, staring down on the chaos in the [C] creating.
_ He [Bb] said son if you ain't having fun, [F] just wait a little while.
Mama's gonna watch all the way, she [C] thinks mercy's [F] overrated. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] There's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] no point in out there [F] when you ain't living the dream.
Like a mecca of the old part of Dorothy when you ain't got [C] no dream. _
_ [Bb] I don't need to change my strings, cause the dirt don't hurt the way I sing.
_ But I [F] don't have to do a god damn [C] thing, sit around and wait [Fm] to die. _ _ _ _
_ [F] But I don't have to do a [A] god damn thing, sit around and wait to die.
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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