This is just a play-along verison in standard tuning, not how it is actually played.
[Verse 1]
Perhaps I d rather be alone
See my friends in love, ones just a moment at a time
It s a wild abandoned world, my home
Nothing I do but think on what s becoming of my life
You know I m getting fat and old
The powers that be have killed in me
The power that you still hold
While my love is growing cold
The booze I said, I never leave it, even though I m crumbling
I can cope
When are you coming down
To the hole I call a home
[Chorus]
Shake off your dress babe
And bless my soul
Come on and life me up
To your place on high
Take off your dress babe
Save my life
[Verse 2]
Hindsight shine a wonder across my eye
I saw the roads down which I could have lived a dozen lives
I told myself that little lie
I could have made it work, if I just had a little time
When are you coming down
To the hole I call a home
[Chorus]
Shake off your dress babe
And bless my soul
Come on and life me up
To your place on high
Take off your dress babe
Save my life
[Bridge]
Working hard to believe it
Looking for a way to go forward head on high
Wouldn t hurt to try
When are you coming down
To the hole I call a home
[Chorus]
Shake off your dress babe
And bless my soul
Come on and life me up
To your place on high
Take off your dress babe
Save my life
