I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive Chords

KeyF# Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays396

I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive by Hank Williams is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F# with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords F, C7, Bb, F7 and Bb7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F#
Text
16
Speed
  			 
 
           F 
Now you're lookin' at a man that's gettin' kinda mad 
 
I had lot's of luck but it's all been bad 
   C7 
No matter how I struggle and strive 
                                  F 
I'll never get out of this world alive 
 
 
My fishin' pole's broke the creek is full of sand 
My woman run away with another man 
No matter how I struggle and strive 
I'll never get out of this world alive. 
 
  Bb                            F                     F7 
A distant uncle passed away and left me quite a batch 
    Bb                                 Bb7 
And I was living high until that fatal day 
         C7 
A lawyer proved I wasn't born 
                     
I was only hatched 
 
Everything's agin' me and it's got me down 
If I jumped in the river I would probably drown 
No matter how I struggle and strive 
I'll never get out of this world alive 
 
These shabby shoes I'm wearin' all the time 
Are full of holes and nails 
And brother if I stepped on a worn out dime 
I bet a nickel I could tell you if it was heads or tails. 
 
I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow 
'Cause nothin's ever gonna be alright no-how 
No matter how I struggle and strive 
I'll never get out of this world alive 
 
I could buy a Sunday suit and it would leave me broke 
If it had two pair of pants I would burn the coat 
No matter how I struggle and strive 
I'll never get out of this world alive. 
 
If it was rainin' gold I wouldn't stand a chance 
I wouldn't have a pocket in my patched up pants 
No matter how I struggle and strive 
I'll never get out of this world alive. 
    	

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