Tired Old Phrases Lyrics

Cadillac Sky - Tired Old Phrases
from Letters in the Deep (2010)
Other than a couple of Emaj7 embellishments in verses 3 & 4 the chords are the same for
the verses and instrumentals.
Intro: E E E E
I don't know if I've said anything
in this life that's worth re-mem-ber-ing
Nothing bold, nothing brave
just these tired old phrases
And I don't know what they mean
I've written my old self a letter
I've moved on, I already forget her
She's gone, we're alone, far from our home
but I promised me things will get better
instrumental
chords: E B7 E E A A E A E B7 C#m A B7 E
The Devil is laughing at me
he knows all the evil I've seen
And though he helped them begin
I own all my sins
And the fault lies clearly with me
I'm tired of coming home smelly
half a bottle of Jack in my belly
My eyes red, my throat sore
My young body too worn out to
still only be in it's twenties
instrumental full mellody:
And I'm sorry for being so bad
to my dear old mother and dad
I threw some fits,
they put up with it
and now I owe them all that I am
Someday when my folks meet their end
if by chance I live longer than them
For the love that they gave
and the music we made
I'll be proud to have called them my friends
Picking: something like strings 4 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 (or 4 3 4 2 1 2 3 2
or 4 3 2 3 1 3 2 3 ?)
Hopefully someone who knows something about bluegrass can verify this or get the picking
more exact.
--Art