G                C
When I was younger
 G                 C
Lord, I had a hunger
  G                                D
For cheap scotch and cross-country drives
  G             C
Well I met a woman
  G                         C
And the cops kicked my door in
  G                        D
Now I ain't got nothin' that I can't leave
G
behind


[Verse 2]
  G               C
Sing me your reasons
 G                      C
The Lord's changin' seasons
 G                        D
Always leave me in the lurch
  G                    C
But an omniscient chuckle
 G                         C
Or a daddy's belt and buckle
 G                       D
Ain't all it would take to get me back to
G
church


[Chorus]
C                       G
So take what you got and do something with it
  D                     G
Don't waste your money on cocaine and whippets
  C                      G                Em
And watch what you say at the end of the day
              Am                 D
You get less for your dollar and more hell to pay


[Verse 3]
  G               C
Well my grandpa said
 G             C
Living and death
 G                     D
Are only heart beat apart
  G                    C
So it's one for the money
 G                 C
And two for my honeys
   G                     D               G
That I left in Mobile for Houston last night


[Chorus]
 C                    G
So take what you got and do something with it
  D                     G
Don't waste your money on cocaine and whippets
  C                 G
Watch what you say at the end of the day
         Am
You get less for your dollar
  G       C
So much less for your dollar
          Am                  D
You get less for your dollar and more hell
     G
to pay