Intro E 
  

[Verso 1]
 
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I was no daddy's dream 
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Was not your momma's prayer 
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But I was your first and your 
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Last ticket out of there 
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I caught your wings on fire 
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When I smoked my bronco tires 
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Out of that town 
  

[Verso 2]
 
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I'm good at rollin' dice 
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No good at standin' still 
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You liked the thought of chasin' 
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Life instead of dollar bills 
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We were livin' wreckless 
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Nothin' to catch us, baby 
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But the ground 
  

[Refrão]
 
C#m        B 
This ain't for everybody 
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Toes hangin' off the ledge 
C#m         B          A 
Like we got nothin' to lose 
C#m        B 
Ain't always Heaven, baby 
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This livin' on the edge 
F#m         G#m         A 
You holdin' me, holdin' you 
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It's a Hell of a view 
  
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[Verso 3]
 
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I paint with my old Gibson 
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You paint your purple sky 
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This town's our canvas, baby 
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Let's paint it red tonight 
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Go out like shootin' stars 
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Chasin' what's in our hearts 
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Into th blue (Into the blue) 
  

[Refrão]
 
C#m        B 
This ain't for everybody 
A            E 
Toes hangin' off the ledge 
C#m         B          A 
Like we got nothin' to lose 
C#m        B 
Ain't always Heaven, baby 
A           E 
This livin' on the edge 
F#m         G#m         A 
You holdin' me, holdin' you 
  
It's a Hell of a view 
  
Instrumental 
  
E - E7+ - A 
  
E - E7+ - A 
  

[Refrão]
 
C#m        B 
This ain't for everybody 
A            E 
Toes hangin' off the ledge 
C#m         B              A 
Like we got nothin' we got nothin' to lose 
C#m        B 
Ain't always Heaven, baby 
A           E 
This livin' on the edge 
F#m         G#m         A 
You holdin' me, holdin' you 
                      E 
It's a Hell of a view 
  
E - E7+ - A 
  
E - E7+ - A