D There's a dirty piece of cardboard G that reads Montgomery Ward A D taped across the window of my old Ford. G A six-pack on the front seat and a box of chicken wings, A D D7 I'm dialin' 'cross the radio for a song that I can sing
G I'd better change my wandrin ways, D I know I've seen my better days, A D D7 always gettin' high when I get low. G Well, I left my soul out in the rain, D Lord, what a price I've had to pay. A D The storms of life are washin' me away.
An old mail pouch, tobacco sign fadin' on the barn, bringin' back sweet memories of Mama's farm/ When love was just a country girl that lived on down the road. Spoken: you know, she almost had me turned around, but that was years ago.
I'd better change my wandrin ways, I know I've seen my better days, always gettin' high when I get low. Well, I left my soul out in the rain, Lord, what a price I've had to pay. The storms of life are washin' me away. Yeah, the storms of life are washin' me away.
******************* SMOKIN' THE HIVE *******************
written by Byron Hill and J. Remington Wilde
performed by Randy Travis and Clint Eastwood.
Verse 1: (Randy Travis) A I was ten years old on my grandpa's farm when it happened E After all these years i can still hear grandpa laughin' A As he applied that barnyard remedy D He passed his wisdom down to me A E A You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive
Verse 2: (Clint Eastwood) A I remember my first crush was on the preacher's daughter E We were smoochin' on the front porch swing that night when he caught her A We weren't expectin' him home until quarter past ten D When the good Lord taught me that lesson again A E A You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive
Chorus: (Randy Travis,Clint Eastwood) A D A You don't point your pistol before you check each chamber E A And you don't drink no you don't drink when you drive D A F#m It's just ordinary common sense to avoid that danger A E A You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive
Verse 3: (Randy Travis,Clint Eastwood) A She rolled into town with rodeo,she was a beauty E And that cowboy saw you wink at her,she was a cutie A The sound of jinglin' spurs caught me dead on a run D He was fit to be tied and you were under the gun A E A You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive
Chorus.
A E A No,you don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive / You're gonna get stung boy