Intro: E  C#7  F#7  B7  E 

E			E7 
I don’t gamble, I don’t fight, 
A					F#7 
I don’t be hangin’ in the bars at night; 
	E		C#7	       F#7	B7   E 
Yeah, I used to be a fighter, but now I am a wiser man 
E				E7 
I don’t drink, much, I don’t smoke, 
A			        F#7 
I don’t hardly mess around with no dope; 
	E		C#7	       F#7	B7  E  E7 
Yeah, I used to be a problem, but now I am a careful man 

 
	       A 
But if you used to wanna see a commotion, 
		E 
You should’ve seen the man that I used to be; 
	    A 
I was trouble in perpetual motion, 
F#7			B7 
Trouble with a capital “T” 
	E		  E7 
Stayin’ out late, havin’ fun, 
		A			F#7 
And shot off every single shot in my gun; 
	E		C#7	F#7		B7  E 
Yeah, I used to be a lover but now I am an older man 

Yeah, I used to be a terror, but now I am a tired man