Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
When Im hosed and they're closing in, maybe only then,
really, Ill try to get right with myself.
So Ill grope down that ladder again, until Im tumbling
but really, I just want to slide, I want to crash-land.
While my friend, my associate, hes a regal man.
He bindles and he twists and ties, gives the reckoning,
and then its back on the road again with maybe thirteen grand.
Moralize all you might like, I don't believe in it.
Chorus
(Youve never earned your soul.) I know,
(Youve never earned your soul.) I know,
(Youve never earned your soul.) I know,
but Im gonna try.
Verse 2
Im a rich young sophisticate, Ive got girls and friends.
Im doing what I really like and getting paid for it.
There is no key, theres no plan; I discovered that.
And, truly, I dont think you'll find a happier man.
Chorus
"....but I'm gonna try."
You float up high and it isnt a sin.
And there isnt a hell where well be sent.
Theres only now, and there isnt then.
So just breathe it in.