LOWLIFE
As recorded by The Jack Wharff Band
(2026 release)
Intro
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Verse 1
[G]
Bottles on the floorboard
[C]
Zeros on the scoreboard
[G] [C]
Rag tops stuck on down
[G]
Speakers from the pawn shop
[C]
You may have heard but I got
[G] [C]
A reputation in this town
Chorus
[Em] [D] [C]
I'm barely getting by, that's okay
[Em] [D] [Am]
She makes up for whatever I ain't
[C]
I'm just a county line low-life
[G] [D]
She knows I'm a wreck but she don't mind
[C] [G]
We got the whole town staring at us
[D] [Em]
When we drive by
[Am] [C]
I might be a low-life
[G] [C] [G] [C]
But I'm on a high road tonight
Verse 2
[G]
Barely north of 18
[C]
Anything but mainstream
[G] [C]
Nothing after 79
[G]
Graffiti on the overpass
[C]
Bank account is overdraft
[G] [C]
The future doesn't look too bright
Chorus
[Em] [D] [C]
I'm barely getting by, that's okay
[Em] [D] [Am]
She makes up for whatever I ain't
[C]
I'm just a county line low-life
[G] [D]
She knows I'm a wreck but she don't mind
[C] [G]
We got the whole town staring at us
[D] [Em]
When we drive by
[Am] [C]
I might be a low-life
[G] [C] [G] [C]
But I'm on a high road tonight
[Out-Chorus]
[Em] [D] [C]
I'm barely getting by, that's okay
[Em] [D] [Am]
She makes up for whatever I ain't
[C]
I'm just a county line low-life
[G] [D]
She's got me running every red light
[C] [G]
We got the whole town staring at us
[D/F#] [Em]
When we drive by
[C]
I'm just a county line low-life
[G] [D]
She knows I'm a wreck
[D]
But she don't mind
[C] [G]
We got the whole town staring at us
[D/F#] [Em]
When we drive by
[Am] [C]
I might be a lowlife
[C]
Been at it my whole life
[Am]
I'm just a lowlife
[C] N.C.
But I'm on a high road tonight