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[Verse 1]
D A
Don't ask a string picker to play when he's drinkin'
E
Don't ask an old wino for a glass of red wine
A D A E A
Don't ask a young lady for her hand in marriage until you've been courtin' for many a time
[Chorus]
E D A E
Banded young ladies to roll with the changes to be there for the good times even though they've done wrong
A D A
The way that I see it there's forty years comin'
E A
Oh but the way I've been livin' it's been twenty years gone
[Verse 2]
D A
I've been out swing dancin' to live western music
E
I've been a hearse driver for many of my own
A D A
But former his work when you know that she's drinkin'
E A
And to later his work when you know how to smile
[Chorus]
E D A E
Banded young ladies to roll with the changes to be there for the good times even though they've done wrong
A D A
The way that I see it there's forty years comin'
E A
Oh but the way I've been livin' it's been twenty years gone
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
D A
As sharp as the plowshare and as hard as the mornin'
E
A gentleman's livin' has never been true
A D A
So keep up your earnin' and bring down your spendin'
E A
Fore sweet mother nature puts a hurtin' on you
[Chorus]
E D A E
Banded young ladies to roll with the changes to be there for the good times even though they've done wrong
A D A
The way that I see it there's forty years comin'
E A
Oh but the way I've been livin' it's been twenty years gone
[Chorus]
E D A E
Banded young ladies to roll with the changes to take them out dancin' and sing them a song
A D A
The way that I see it there's forty years comin'
E A
Oh but the way I've been livin' don't feel twenty at all
