| D | G | A | |
| I don't ne | ed a whole lot of | money, |
| G | D | |
| But I wou | ldn't turn the lotter | y down |
| G | A | |
| I just n | eed a little green in my pocket |
| G | D | |
| So I can b | uy my buddies a r | ound |
| G | A | |
| All I w | ant is a place to lay my | head |
| G | D | |
| With the w | oman I love lyin | ' in my bed |
| Bm | |
| Kind of understated |
| G | A | |
| My dreams aren't that co | mplicated |
| D | A | Em | G | |
| I want to be the o | ne, when | all is said and | done |
| D | A | |
| Who li | ved a good life, loved a | good wife |
| Em | G | |
| Always helped som | eone in trouble |
| D | A | |
| On the d | ay they lay me down |
| Em | G | |
| I want ev | eryone to gather | round, and say |
| D | A | Em | G | |
| He was a father, br | other, neighbo | r and a fri | end |
| He was a good man |
| D | G | A | G |
| D | G | A | |
| Used to dr | eam of bein' a r | ock star |
| G | D | |
| And se | ein' the world in st | yle |
| G | A | |
| Used to dr | eam of havin' a f | ast car |
| G | D | |
| And dr | ivin' that miracle m | ile |
| G | A | |
| But I've heard t | ell those streets aren't pa | ved in gold |
| G | D | |
| They're fu | ll of potholes and e | mpty souls |
| Bm | G | A | |
| Who n | ever learn, l | ove is something yo | u gotta earn |
| D | A | Em | G | |
| I want to be the o | ne, when | all is said and | done |
| D | A | |
| Who li | ved a good life, loved a | good wife |
| Em | G | |
| Always helped som | eone in trouble |
| D | A | |
| On the d | ay they lay me down |
| Em | G | |
| I want ev | eryone to gather | round, and say |
| D | A | Em | G | |
| He was a father, br | other, neighbo | r and a fri | end |
| He was a good man |
| A | Bm | |
| When I'm gone I want to | leave a legacy |
| G | A | |
| Of l | ove and laughs and ho | nesty behind me |
| A | |
| Beh | ind me |
| D | A | Em | G | |
| I want to be the o | ne, when | all is said and | done |
| D | A | |
| Who li | ved a good life, loved a | good wife |
| Em | G | |
| Always helped som | eone in trouble |
| D | A | |
| On the d | ay they lay me down |
| Em | G | |
| I want ev | eryone to gather | round, and say |
| D | A | Em | G | |
| He was a father, br | other, neighbo | r and a fri | end |
| He was a good man |
| Repeat D G A G (x3) over ad-lib, end on D |