C
Well, my son told me he turned gay last summer,
My wife's run off with a one-legged plumber
My daughter's knocked up by the class of 2009...
My dad ran off and defected to Russia
My transmission fell out on the bay bridge in rush-hour
I lost my shirt back in the quake of '89
           F
People say that life's OK, but I just piss and moan  
One foot's on a bananna peel, the other's in the twilight zone.
People tell me that life is fun, but I don't know why,
Far as I can tell . . .  Life Sucks & Then You Die.
          D
Well, the government drops it's atomic waste
right on top of poor mama's grave
Their team of experts say it won't do her no harm.
But my sheep went crazy and they ate my mule,
I cut off my cock with a power tool
Fixin the hole where the meteor struck the barn.
           G
People say that life is great, but I think it's bleak,
I'm stuck here without a paddle, and I'm headin' up shit creek.
People say that life is good, but I don't know why,
Far as I can tell . . .  Life Sucks & Then You Die.

           E
When I walked into town a-fixin' to buy me some shells,
       B
My rifle went off and blew a store clerk to hell,
   A                    B
I landed in jail, and now I'm just a-writin' this song
               E 
There's one guy wants to cut me up with his knife,
         B
The other guy wants me to be his wife...
   A                            B                                          E
I pray they hang me today 'for somethin' really goes wrong!!!

  A                                      E
People say that life is grand,  I don't know why.
           B                                    A                       E
When all ya' got is nuthin', and everythin' makes ya cry
     A                           E
People say Life's OK  . . .  in a pig's eye!!!
B                                     A                         E
Far as I can tell . . .Life Sucks & Then You Die
B                                     A                         E
Far as I can tell . . .Life Sucks & Then You Die