Capo 1st fret (sounding key F# major) 
 
Double dropped D tuning (D-a-d-g-b-D) 
 
Intro: 
D  D/C   D/B  D 
: . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . 
 E |-------0---0-------0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
 B |-------3---3-------3-3-3---|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-|-3---3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
 G |-0h2---2---2-------2-2-2---|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|-2---2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
 D |---------------------------|---------------------0-|-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
 A |---------------3-----------|-2----------2----------|-0---0-------------------| 
 E |---------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| 
 
D  F 
: . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . 
 E |-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0---0-------0-0-0---|----0-0-0-------0-0-0----| 
 B |-----3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----3---3-------3-3-3---|----3-3-3-------3-3-3----| 
 G |-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-0-|h2---2---2-------2-2-2---|----0-0-0-------0-0-0-2/-| 
 D |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|----------------------3/-| 
 A |-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------3-----------|-2----------2---------3/-| 
 E |------------(0)----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
 
 G  F  D  F   G  D D 
: . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . 
 E |-------------0---0-------|-------------0---0-------|-----0---0-| 
 B |-------------3---3-------|-------------3---3-------|-----3---3-| 
 G |/4---4-⁄-2---2---2-----2/|-4---4-⁄-2---2---2-----0-|h2---2---2-| 
 D |/5---5-⁄-3---0---0-----3/|-5---5-⁄-3---0---0-------|-----------| 
 A |/5---5-⁄-3---0---------3/|-5---5-⁄-3---0-----------|-----------| 
 E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------| 
An’ my belly…………… 
 
D/C  D/B  D 
An’ my belly is cravin’, I’ve got a shakin’ in my head 
D/C  D/B  A 
I feel like I’m dyin’ an’ I wish I were dead 
D/C  D/B  A 
If I live till tomorrow it’s gonna be a long time 
D/C D/B D 
For I reel an’ I fall an’ rise on codine 
D/C  D/B   F   G   F   D   F   G   F  D 
An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time 
 
When I was a young man I learned not to care 
While whiskey in fronted I often did swear 
My mother an’ father said whiskey is a curse 
But the fate of their baby is many times worse 
An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time 
 
You’ll forget your woman, you’ll forget about man 
Try it just once an’ you’ll try it again 
It’s sometimes you wonder an’ it’s sometimes you think 
That I’m a-livin’ my life with abandon to drink 
An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time 
 
Interlude: Only the chords of the descent have been noted, 
I haven’t tabbed the beginning which is a variation of the 
D F G pattern with a steadier strumming. These chord deviations 
are just my best guess; the descent fits in quite well, though.. 
try it and see for yourself.. 
 
 g   f   e   d#  
D  c   bb   a    ab  D 
: . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . 
 E |-/7----------|-⁄5----------|-⁄3----------|-⁄2----------|-⁄1----------|---0-| 
 B |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---3-| 
 G |-/7----------|-⁄5----------|-⁄3----------|-⁄2----------|-⁄1----------|---2-| 
 D |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---0-| 
 A |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0---| 
 E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----| 
 
Stay away from the cities, stay away from the towns 
Stay away from the men pushin’ the codeine ‘round 
Stay away from the stores where the remedy is found 
I’ll live a few days as a slave to codine 
An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time 
 
An’ my belly is cravin’, I’ve got a shaking in my head 
An’ I’ve started heating whether my body said 
Stave yourself with the grains of cocaine 
An’ you’ll end up dead or you’ll end up insane 
An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time 
 
An’ my belly is cravin’, I’ve got a shakin’ in my head 
I feel like I’m dyin’ an’ I wish I were dead 
If I live till tomorrow it’s gonna be a long time 
For I reel an’ I fall an’ rise on codine 
An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time 
D/C  D/B   F  G  F  D  F  G  F   G   F   G  G  F  D 
An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time 

 Intro: D Cadd2 G/B D G/B D 
 
D Cadd2 G/B D 
An' my belly is craving, I got a shakin' in my head 
D Cadd2 G/B A 
I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead 
D Cadd2 G/B A 
If I lived till tomorrow it's gonna be a long time 
D Cadd2 G/B D 
For I'll reel and I'll fall and rise on codine 
D Cadd2 G/B G/F D G/B D 
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time 
 
When I was a young man I learned not to care 
Wild whiskey "in fronted", I often did swear 
My mother and father said whiskey is a curse 
But the fate of their baby is many times worse 
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time 
 
You'll forget your woman, you'll forget about man 
Try it just once, an' you'll try it again 
It's sometimes you wonder and it's sometimes you think 
That I'm a-living my life with abandon to drink 
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time 
 
Dsus2 D G/B D G/B 
D D/A D/F D/E D/D# G/B D 
 
Stay away from the cities, stay away from the towns 
Stay away from the men pushin' the codeine around 
Stay away from the stores where the remedy is found 
I'll live a few days as a slave to codine 
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time 
 
An' my belly is craving, I've got a shakin' in my head 
An' I've started heating whether my body said 
Stave yourself with the grains of cocaine 
An' you'll end up dead or you'll end up insane 
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time 
 
Repeat first verse..