Capo I 
 
Intro: G  D  C  G 
 
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Life was a ball of alcohol and pills and booze and gals 
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Every hunger-over mornin was an unheeded warning that I shared with my lost pals 
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And the music flowed and my chosen road grew wider every day 
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Til the highs got low and my will said no, I can't go on that way 
 
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Can't go that way, can't go that way 
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Yes the highs got low and my will said no 
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I can't go on that way 
 
 
Sugar is sweet and good prime meat is so hard to come by 
Sacharin is around again but today it's do or die 
My baby is home where i belong and this is still my day 
I'm hangin on and I'm comin on strong and i can't go on that way 
 
 
Can't go that way, can't go that way 
I'm still hangin on and comin on strong 
And i can't go on that way 
 
 
Up is down and next time around i ain't goin round again 
When it comes my time i'm gonna stop at the line and forget where i been 
Who was it said that alive is dead and night to some is day 
Just let her go and let a new wind blow 'cause i can't go on that way 
 
 
Can't go that way, can't go that way 
Just let her go and let a new wind blow 
'Cause i can't go on that way