Dead Or Alive

[Intro ]
Am 



[Verso 1]
 
Am                         G             Em 
I pray for the day I don't drink my soul dry 
         Am 
Every night 
        G          Am 
For the rest of my life 
                          G            Em 
I'm driving away, but I'm too drunk to drive 
                Am 
Mary Jane by my side 
           G      Am 
Feels like ecstasy 
                             G         Em 
Dinner at the table, but I'm counties away 
       Am 
Going astray 
          G            Am 
I guess a man gets his way 
                            G         Em 
A smile on my face, but I'm clearly unwell 
       Am 
I need water 
         G           Am 
Or a way out of this hell 
 


[Refrão]
 
  Dm           F                    Em 
I hit the open road like a rambling drunkard 
                  Am 
That runs from himself 
   Dm                      F                    Em 
My destiny is brittle like coal that stains the hands 
                   Am 
That reach for the shelf 
          Dm               F                     Em 
Where I'm going, I don't know, but I'll surely arrive 
         Am 
Dead or alive 
 

Interlude 
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[Verso 2]
 
Am                         G           Em 
The law on my tail for the last couple miles 
                     Am 
Did I swerve way too much? 
             G            Am 
Do they know what's in my cup? 
                          G        Em 
Red-blue reflection on my rearview mirror 
               Am 
As I'm fading away 
       G          Am 
In the slammer, I wake 
                            G             Em 
My memory wiped out, so I'm wondering the worst 
               Am 
Did I hurt anyone? 
      G      Am 
Did I try to run? 
                                   G     Em 
My celly says, "Son, how'd you end up in here?" 
                      Am 
With the cold-blooded killers 
          G               Am 
Don't you look 'em in the eyes 
 


[Refrão]
 
  Dm           F                    Em 
I hit the open road like a rambling drunkard 
                  Am 
That runs from himself 
   Dm                      F                    Em 
My destiny is brittle like coal that stains the hands 
                   Am 
That reach for the shelf 
          Dm               F                     Em 
Where I'm going, I don't know, but I'll surely arrive 
         Am 
Dead or alive 
  Dm           F                    Em 
I hit the open road like a rambling drunkard 
                  Am 
That runs from himself 
   Dm                      F                    Em 
My destiny is brittle like coal that stains the hands 
                   Am 
That reach for the shelf 
          Dm               F                     Em 
Where I'm going, I don't know, but I'll surely arrive 
     G   Am 
Dead or alive