IT'S A FINE LIFE    (Dave Malone)

Intro:  E     A  D  A  D  A  D  A  D

A                        D                      A         D
Shorty comes home at the end of the day, it's a fine life
Box full of bills and he packs them away, it's a fine life
Mama left a message on the answering machine, it's a fine life
Shorty hadn't called and she sounded real mean, it's a fine life
F#m               E
No need to worry, no need to fret
D                                E
Trouble's just startin', and you ain't seen nothin' yet
       A         D        A           E
It's a fine life.  It's a fine life.


A                               D                     A         D
Baby wants to leave him and she won't say why, it's a fine life
Tried to talk about it but he just made her cry, it's a fine life
Baby starts packin' and Shorty starts drinkin', it's a fine life
His mouth is workin' but his brain ain't thinkin', it's a fine life
F#m               E
No need to worry, no need to fret
D                                E
Trouble's just startin', and you ain't seen nothin' yet
       A         D        A
It's a fine life.  It's a fine life.

D                      A
Dealing with hard luck day by day
B                          E
Shorty starts laughin' and walks away
       A         D        A          E
It's a fine life.  It's a fine life.

instrumental:  A  D  

A                          D                          A         D
Shorty passes out 'til the early next morning, it's a fine life
Baby left a message but it sounds like a warning, it's a fine life
Tried to get to work but his car won't let him, it's a fine life
Boss is on the phone, says he's gonna get him, it's a fine life
F#m               E
No need to worry, no need to fret
D                                E
Trouble's just startin', and you ain't seen nothin' yet
       A         D        A
It's a fine life.  It's a fine life.

instrumental:  D  A  B  E

A                         D                      A         D
Shorty and the boss don't see eye to eye, it's a fine life
Playin' that game like a great big lie, it's a fine life
Shorty crawls home at the end of the day, it's a fine life
Takes his troubles and he packs them away, it's a fine life
F#m               E
No need to worry, no need to fret
D                                E
Trouble's just startin', and you ain't seen nothin' yet
       A         D        A          D
It's a fine life.  It's a fine life.    (repeat several times)
       A
It's a fine life.


transcribed by Alan Sigman (alansigman@earthlink.net)
please email me with any corrections or different interpretations.