You Don't Live Forever The Marshall Tucker Band >From the Album-"Long Hard Ride" 1976 Written by Tommy Caldwell Chords: E------2------1-------------3----------------| B------3------1------1------0----------------| G------2------2------0------0----------------| D------0------0------2------0----------------| A--------------------3------2----------------| E---------------------------3----------------| Intro/Ending: E---0----2---------2-------0----2---------1--| B------------3-----3-----------------3----1--| G--------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| I had a lover prettiest thing I ever seen Just like all good things There was a day she went away Had the best mother that a man could have And my family understands When I see Daddy my Daddy say to myself He's a hell of a man So I'm sittin' here thinkin' about How we used to be together And it's a lonesome road Even I tell you that you don't live forever No you don't live forever Listen to me baby What I'm tryin' to say I can't understand it () When you treat me this way