Intro: Em D C Em D Verse: C Em D Well I remember what you told me C Said drinkinʼ was unholy Em D C So Lord, can you point me to the creek Em D And I still keep it with me C Tucked under all the memories Em D C Your voice echoinʼ throughout those trees Em D C Em D Verse: C Em D And through unfavored weather C And holes in the leather Em D C These boots still covered in tar Em D Well Iʼm still prayinʼ to the Heavens C And hopinʼ for them sevens Em D C But hope only gets a man so far Chorus: Em D C When this game of life plays heavy on my heart Em D C And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard Em D C And Iʼll carry that ʼbout everywhere I go Em D They say pressure makes diamonds C How the hell still coal? Em D C Em D Verse: C Em D Now Iʼve seen Heaven without dyinʼ C Met the Devil without tryinʼ Em D C And they both seem to want to talk to me Em D But Iʼm all out of luck now C And my dreams arenʼt worth a buck Em D C How itʼs tough tryinʼ to land on my feet Chorus: Em D C When this game of life plays heavy on my heart Em D C And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard Em D C And Iʼll carry that ʼbout everywhere I go Em D They say pressure makes diamonds C How the hell still coal? Bridge: Em D C And every day is gettinʼ colder, since that day in October Em D C When you told me it was over, so I left Em D ʼCause if you need me, well I told ya C Iʼm on the better side of sober Em D Tryinʼ to find a fourleaf clover C To get me out of this mess Chorus: Em D C This game of life plays heavy on my heart Em D C And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard Em D C And Iʼll carry that ʼbout everywhere I go Em D They say pressure makes diamonds C How the hell Em D C This game of life plays heavy on my heart Em D C And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard Em D C And Iʼll carry that ʼbout everywhere I go Em D They say pressure makes diamonds C How the hell still coal?