Tom: D D If I were you G A D I would gladly loan to me a dollar or two A G A D So I could eat and maybe get just one good night of sleep D But I'm not G A D And I'm stranded like a castaway in this town G A D G And you seem so unwilling to help a fellow when he's down D A If I were you D That's what I'd do THE WHOLE BAND FROM HED : [Verse 2] D If I were you G A D I wouldn't be out on the streets the whole night through A G A D I'd have a job, and a pretty wife that I could come home to D But I don't G A D And I have twenty cents left to my name G A D G And your the only one left here, that I have to blame D A If I were you D That's what I'd do [Bridge] G A D You see It´s not my way to take from you, the things I haven't earned G A D I wish I could go back and heed, the lessons I have learned >PAUSE< [Verse 3] D But I can't G A D So you'll gladly put your money in this sack G A D G And yes sir, this things is loaded and I have the hammer back D A If I were you D G That´s what I'd do D A If I were you D That´s what I'd do