K. Kristofferson INTRO: D D I was just a young man, workin' steady in a good time band Bm E A Pickin' every single little lick I could, just to please the man D G D Harlan sang the lead for half and we split up the rest C G D Hangin' on thru the heavy times and hopin' for the best G A A/G D I can't recall the names of all them places that we played in A G D All them squirrely party girls and pills we used to pop G A A/G D Bm Hardly ever sleepin' in them cheap motels we stayed in E A Hopin' we could take it 'til we'd make it to the top CHORUS: D G And them nights got a little bit brighter A D And them bars got a little bit better G And the sweet just a little bit sweeter A D But them blues.....are still the still old song (KEY CHANGE TO E) E Now we're stars shinin' on them prime time TV shows C#m F# B Every stranger knows our name and every little where we go E A E Findin' out the bottom ain't so different from the top D A E Just a few more friends you'd be losin' when you drop A B B/A D And I left some of my soul on every sweaty sheet that I could sleep on B A D Gettin' just as close to anybody as I could A B B/A E C#m I don't regret a single bet I've laid my body down on F# B Ever since the first I had, the worst I had was good CHORUS: E A And them nights get a little bit brighter B A And them bars get a little bit better E A And the sweet just a little bit sweeter B E E But them blues......well it's still the same old song