[Intro: ]Am C

Verse 1
  Dm             G
A whisky bottle comforts me
     Am              C
And tells me not to cry
         Dm               G
While a full moon says a prayer for me  
   Am              E
I try to close my eyes
         Dm               G
But the night's there to remind me
       Am                  C
Of the guns and the early graves
     Dm                G
The ghosts appear as I fall asleep 
           Am        D    G     Gm
To sing an outlaw's serenade

[Refrão]
Dm                       G
Dyin' ain't much of a livin'
            Am             C
When you're livin' on the run
Dm                     G                   Am
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' ...  for the young
            Dm                 G
Is it too late to ask for forgiveness
        Am                  C
For the things that I have done
Dm                     C                   G      ||: Am    C:||
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' ...  for the young
Verse 2 (mesmos acordes do verso 1)
The desert's been a friend to me 
It covers me by night
And a snakebite's not my enemy
But it taught me how to fight
All this fame don't bring you freedom
Though it wears a thin disguise
When an outlaw is just a man to me
And a man has to die

Chorus

Solo

Bridge
Am
And I hope someone will pray for me
C                                             Dm
When it's my turn to die  ...  pray for me
Chorus
Am     C