D C Daddy was a gambler back in '72G He had a taste for the night lifeB C And he loved his boozeD He had a woman on one armC And a tattoo on the otherG B It was hard to read I don't know what it saidC D Something about my motherD C I stood over his shoulder back in BakersfieldG B C He had some rhinestone boots with those high ridin' heelsD C He bet a ton of money on a hand I thought was deadG B When those 7's cleaned the table upC D He just looked around and saidG R: Sometimes you winD Sometimes you won'tA Sometimes you beat that devilD Sometimes you don'tG We're all just killin' timeD Til the good lord calls us homeC G And the best that you can hope for isB C D To die with your boots on.D C I drive a big rig run from shore to shoreG I've got a woman beside meB C and my name out on the doorD C I can't make no money if I don't out run the manG B That's why you find me streakin' through the nightC D Catch me if you can R:G Sometimes you winD Sometimes you won'tA sometimes you'll out run that devilD Sometimes you don'tG D Bm We're all just killin' time til the good Lord calls us homeC G B C And the best that you can hope for is to dieD With your boots onD With your boots on