| Am | C | G | D | |
| This | song is | sung for | anyone that's | listening |
| Am | C | G | D | |
| This song is | for the | broken-spirited | man |
| Am | C | G | D | |
| This song is | for | anyone left | standing |
| Am C G D (pick D chord) |
| After the strain of a slow sad end |
(5) --3---2---0
| It seems everybody wants what someone else has |
| And there's sorrow enough for all, just go in any bar and ask |
| With a beer in each hand and a smile in between |
| All around's a world grown mean |
| (chorus) |
| E | C | |
| Well we've | all | had |
| E | C | |
| Our | ups and | downs |
| E | C | E | |
| It's been | mostly | down around | here |
(5) --0--0 H2--2--2 H3--3--3 P2--2--0
| Am | C | G | D | |
| Now this | whole damn | mess should be | becoming quite | clear |
| G | G/F# | Em | D | |
| Looks like we're | all looking | for | a life worth | livin' |
| Am | C | G | D | |
| That's | why we | drink | ourselves to | sleep |
| G | G/F# | Em | D | |
| We're | all looking | for | a life worth | livin' |
| Am | C | G | D | |
| That's | why we | pray for our | souls to | keep |
| There's nothing left now but broken pieces |
| Of one man's broken will to care |
| And in the end before all is said and done |
| How many others might follow him there |
| (same chords as chorus) |
| But midnight is coming round |
| It's still mostly down around here |
| Now this whole damn mess is becoming quite clear |
| Looks like we're all looking for a life worth livin' |
| That's why we drink ourselves to sleep |
| We're all looking for a life worth livin' |
| That's why we pray for our souls to keep |