Verse
C
Well he wakes up, nice and dry
Hears the cars and trucks above him rollin by
Am F
He lights a cig…Takes a swig
C
He does this everyday
C
Wife and kids….weren’t enough
Started running round…drinking way too much
Am F
Takin pills…..chasing thrills
C
Till he lost everything
G F
Somedays he’s sober long enough to feel regret
C
But he’ll find a bottle and it won’t last
G F
Cause he can’t bear the thought of what it took to get
Dm G
From what he had to what he has
C
Under the Overpass
Verse
C
He prefers….sunshine to rain
Cause the liquor store’s half a mile away
Am F
But folks give more…on days it pours
C
So it works out either way
G F
Somedays he’s sober long enough to feel regret
C
But he’ll find a bottle and it won’t last
G F
Cause he can’t bear the thought of what it took to get
Dm G
From what he had to what he has
C
Under the Overpass
Instrumental (Am-G-C)
G F
He’s just biding time…the only way he knows
C
Numbing pain he can’t get past
G F
He’ll be there until he’s got somewhere to go.
Dm
But who knows how long he has
Verse
C
Well he wakes up, nice and dry
Hears the cars and trucks above him rollin by
Am F
He lights a cig…Takes a swig
C
He does this everyday