Everlast – What It’s Like   ( album: Whitey Ford Sings the Blues (1998) )

[Dm,  Dm,  Fmaj7, C ]

We’ve all seen the man at the liquor store beggin’ for your change

The hair on his face is dirty, dreadlocked, & full of mange

He ask the man for what he could spare with shame in his eyes

Get a job you f’n slob’s all he replies

God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes

Cause then you really might know what it’s like to sing the blues

Then you really might know what it’s like (x4)

Interlude:  Dm Em Dm E4 Em,   Dm Em Dm

Mary got pregnant from a kid named Tom who said he was in love

He said don’t worry about a thing baby doll I’m the man you’ve been dreamin’ of

But three months later he said he won’t date her or return her call

& she sweared o damn if I find that man I’m cuttin’ off his balls

& then she heads for the clinic & she gets some static walkin’ through the door

They call her a killer, & they call her a sinner, & they call her a whore

God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes

Cause then you really might know what it’s like to have to choose

[Chorus]

I’ve seen a rich man beg, I’ve seen a good man sin, I’ve seen a tough man cry

I’ve seen a loser win, & a sad man grin, I heard an honest man lie

I’ve seen the good side of bad, & the down side of up, & everything between

I licked the silver spoon, drank from the golden cup, & smoked the finest green

I stroked the baddest dimes at least a couple of times before I broke their heart

You know where it ends, yo, it usually depends on where you start

Interlude:  Dm Em Dm E4 Em,   Dm Em Dm

I knew this kid named Max he used to get fat stacks out on the corner with drugs

He liked to hang out late, he liked to get shit-faced & keep pace with thugs

Until late one night there was a pick up fight, & Max lost his head

He pulled out his chrome .45, talked some s” & wound up dead

Now his wife & his kids are caught in the midst of all of his pain

You know it crumbles that way,

        at least that’s what they say when you play the game

God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news

Cause then you really might know what it’s like to have to lose

[Chorus]

Dm,  Fmaj7,  C,  Dm add4 (repeat n fade)

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Chords:

          Dm  Fmaj7  C  D4  Em  E4

      e |-1-----0----0--3---3---5--

      B |-3-----1----1--3---5---5--

      G |-2-----2----0--2---4---4--

      D |-0-----3----2--0----------

      A |-0-----0----3--0----------

      E |--------------------------

TABLATURE:

   Dm Thing:                               Dm Lick:

          Dm               Fmaj7  C             Dm   add4

      e |-------3-1-3p1--------0-0----0-0-    |-1-1-1-1h3----

      B |-----3---------3------1------1---    |-3-3-------3--

      G |---2------------2---2--------0---    |-2-2----------

      D |-0----------------3--------2-----    |--------------

      A |-------------------------3-------    |--------------

      E |---------------------------------    |--------------

    p = pull-off

    h = hammer-on