
A Milion Ways To Die
Alan Jackson
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Tom : Am
Am C
Cowboys and pioneers, come lend your eyes and ears
Am E
I've got the need to testify
F G C F
Don't try to fill your nest out in the
Em Am
Open west
F G E
'Cuz there's a million ways to die
Am C
Six bullets in the gut or just a paper cut
Am E
Too many ways to quantify
F G C F
They'll cut your ankle off to cure a
Em Am
Minor cough
F G Am
'Cuz there's a million ways to die
C E7 Am
A million ways to die
D
It's a hundred and one in the shade of the sun
C G
If you fall asleep, you fry
C E7 Am
A million ways to die
D
You can live like a saint but there
C
Just really ain't
E E7 Am
No avoiding a million ways to die
Bbm
Aauuu
Bbm C#
Smallpox and bigger pox, and deadly tomahawks
Bbm F
Or God forbid you steal a pie
F# G# C# F#
They'll blast you into shards for bein'
F Bbm
Good at cards
F# G# F
'Cuz there's a million ways to die
Bbm C#
Out on the desert plains it hardly ever rains
Bbm F
And you can hear coyotes cry
F# G# C#
They'll eat you up and then they'll
F# F Bbm
Shit you out again
F# G# Bbm
'Cuz there's a million ways to die
C# F Bbm
A million ways to die
D#
With a whoosh and a whack there's a knife in your back
C# G#
'Cuz you got a fancy tie
C# F Bbm
A million ways to die
D# C#
It's a kick in the pants but you don't have a chance
F F7 Bbm
Of escaping a million ways to die
F F7 Bbm
A million ways to die
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