Em                      Am                     G
Won't you listen to my story I gotta a tale to tell it's
                     Am                                  B7
About a man who gets caught somewhere between heaven and hell
                  Am     C                  G D
Yea the man's in anguish I guess you could say
      C     C/B C/A C/G Em    Em      A  G  Em
There ain't no   easy   way
Em                                                G
Well when I was young boy I learned to play  the guitar
                      Em                     B7
It was me and old Jim Beam down at the local bar
              Am         C                G D
Yea I lost my childhood but I earned me a trade
          C     C/B C/A C/G Em
Now there ain't no   easy   way

Em                                       G
I found me a woman I gave her heart and soul
                 Em                             B7
I nearly lost my mind thru it all yeah she took control
              Am         C                G D
She gave me a baby child then she took it away
      C     C/B C/A C/G Em
There ain't no    easy  way
Am                                         Em
I prayed to the father to the moon and the sun
            Am                                         Em
I prayed to anyone or anything that could get the job done
                  Am                            Em D
I hear different voices but the words are  the same
C           C/B C/A C/G  B7
There ain't no    easy   way

               Em                                  G
I went to this doctor to see what my trouble might be
                         Em                                         B7
And I was looking at the bottom of his shoe while he was looking at me
                Am      C                    G  B7
We sat there in silence but what I wanted to say
            Em
I wanted to say

Em                                  G
When it's all over and my grave you stand
                          Em
Try to think of something good to say
                   B7
About this no good man
               Am      C                    G D
Please do me a favor  won't you write on my grave
      C     C/B C/A C/G Em
There ain't no    easy  way