G G C G C G D G
[Verse 1]
G
I keep my fist raised up
C
Full-time against the world
G
Sometimes for the family
D
And sometimes for the girl
G
Yeah, you'd think I'd learn my lesson
C
I'm a man who's been around
G
But I could never keep
D
That middle finger down
G
Well I'm still hanging on
C
And I think that God takes care of fools
G D
I've broke a lot of hearts, and I've broke a lot of rules
G C
Yet somehow I survived with a bit of dummy luck
G D
But I can never keep that finger from sticking up
[Chorus]
G C
I could never keep, I could never keep
G D
I could never keep my life from burning to the ground
G
You'd think I'd learn my lesson
C
I'm a man who's been around
G D
But I could never keep that middle finger down
[Instrumental]
G C G D
[Verse 2]
G
I'm a grudge-holding jerk
C
Who starts feuds with a wink
G
A sharp-tongued S.O.B
D
Who speaks before he thinks
G
I've learned from my losses
C
And I know when I'm wrong
G
Still, my life's sadder
D
Than an old country song
[Chorus]
G C
I could never keep, I could never keep
G D
I could never keep my life from burning to the ground
G
You'd think I'd learn my lesson
C
I'm a man who's been around
G D
But I could never keep that middle finger down
[Instrumental]
G C G D
G C G D
[Verse 3]
G
So if you looked at my life
C
If you took a little peek
G
You'd say, “Good Lord, let it go, man
D
Just turn the other cheek”
G
I don't know how to let it go
C
I just don't know how to behave
G
I was born with this affliction
D
And I'll take it to the grave
[Chorus]
G C
I could never keep, I could never keep
G D
I could never keep my life from burning to the ground
G
You'd think I'd learn my lesson
C
I'm a man who's been around
G D
But I could never keep that middle finger down
G C
I could never keep, I could never keep
G D
I could never keep my life from burning to the ground
G
You'd think I'd learn my lesson
C
I'm a man who's been around
G D
But I could never keep that middle finger down
