Intro:
( D C D )
( Dm A D )

                       A              G
I Left my favorite cassette in the escape car
Bm             A                G
  I'll never hear those songs again
            D                A                G
It made me think of all the many things I've sacrificed
Bm          A           G
  Oh, Mama, where do I begin?

Bm       A     G
  When I broke bad
              Bm            A                G
I never knew 'bout all this trouble I would have

D                                G
You should not romanticize this outlaw life
Bm                                                       Em
  When the scars have been shown and the tales have been told
    F#m         G     A      D
I'm telling you something's missing
                         G
Don't make no excuse to sing the blues
Bm                                             Em
  Calculating the cost and the things that you lost
        F#m        G   A    Bm      A G
You'll realize love's gone missing
           D      C A
Don't go drifting

( Dm A D )

           D             A               G
I'm losing count when recalling all that I regret
Bm              A         G
  How many missteps are enough?
              D          A               G
Who of the few I call friends will be by my side
Bm               A                  G
  When, without recourse, life gets tough?

     Bm  A   G
When I broke bad
          Bm                A              G
I never knew 'bout all this trouble I would have

D                                G
You should not romanticize this outlaw life
Bm                                                       Em
  When the scars have been shown and the tales have been told
      F#m        G    A      D
I'm telling you something's missing
                         G
Don't make no excuse to sing the blues
Bm                                             Em
  Calculating the cost and the things that you lost
        F#m     G      A    Bm
You'll realize love's gone missing
A     G
Uh-hu Uh-hu
           D
Don't go drifting

D                                G
You should not romanticize this outlaw life
Bm                                                       Em
  When the scars have been shown and the tales have been told
      F#m        G    A      D
I'm telling you something's missing
                         G
Don't make no excuse to sing the blues
Bm                                             Em
  Calculating the cost and the things that you lost
        F#m     G      A    Bm
You'll realize love's gone missing

A          G
Oh no, oh no, no, no!
            D
Don't go drifting
            C
Don't go drifting
            A
Don't go drifting

( Dm A D )