^DDaddy was a gambler back in '^C72 He had a ^Gtaste for the night life And he l^Bboved his ^Cbooze He had a ^Dwoman on one arm And a ^Ctattoo on the other It was ^Ghard to read I don't know what it ^Bbsaid ^CSomething about my ^Dmother I stood ^Dover his shoulder back in ^CBakersfield He had some ^Grhinestone boots with those high ^Bbridin' ^Cheels He ^Dbet a ton of money on a ^Chand I thought was dead When those ^G7's cleaned the table up^Bb He just ^Clooked around and ^Dsaid CHORUS: ^GSometimes you win ^DSometimes you won't ^ASometimes you beat that devil ^DSometimes you don't ^GWe're all just killin' time ^DTil the good lord calls us home ^CAnd the best that you can ^Ghope for is To ^Bbdie ^C with your ^Dboots on. ^DI drive a big rig run from ^Cshore to shore I've got a ^Gwoman beside me and my ^Bbname out on the ^Cdoor ^DI can't make no money if I don't out run the ^Cman That's ^Gwhy you find me streakin' through the ^Bbnight ^CCatch me if you ^Dcan CHORUS:... CHORUS 2 : ^GSometimes you win ^DSometimes you won't sometimes ^Ayou'll out run that devil ^DSometimes you don't ^GWe're all just killin' time til the ^Dgood Lord calls us ^Bmhome And the ^Cbest that you can ^Ghope for is to ^Bbdie^{C D}With your boots on ^DWith your boots on