Biography:
Mike Ness (born Michael James Ness, born April 3, 1962) is a country music singer and guitarist, best known as the vocalist, guitarist, and chief songwriter for the American punk rock band Social Distortion.
Ness was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts and raised in Fullerton in Orange County, California. Kicked out of his parents' home in Fullerton at the age of fifteen, he dabbled in drugs and petty crime, involving himself in the punk scene and founding Social Distortion in 1978.
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Mike Ness
Cheating at Solitaire
- Capo 1 -
Verse chord pattern:
G C G
G D G
Chorus chord pattern:
Em C G D
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[Intro]
G C G
G D G
[Verse 1]
G C G
You can lie to yourself, you can lie to the world
G D G
You can lie to the one you call your girl
G C G
You can humble yourself to the hearts that you stole
G D G
Wondering who's gonna love you when you grow old
[Chorus 1]
Em C
With a fistful of courage and a heart full of rage
G D
I realized I'd locked myself in a cage
Em C
I'll be the one standing there with my watery eyes
G D G
I'll be the fool in the mirror asking you why...asking why
[Verse 2]
G C G
When I got to the end of my dirty rainbow
G D G
and I found that there was no pot of gold
G C G
Well, I learned that I was empty and not quite as strong
G D G
for I had robbed my heart and cheated my soul
[Chorus 2]
Em C
Look for the one with the watery eyes
G D
I'll be the fool in the mirror asking you why
Em C
Cursing lovers in a warm tender embrace
G D
Scoffing at the world and the whole human race
Em C
You can run, you can hide
G D
You can feed your foolish pride
Em C
You can use and abuse
G D G
In the end you'll always lose...at the game
[Solo]
G C G
G D G
[Chorus 3]
Em C
You can run, you can hide
G D
You can feed your foolish pride
Em C
with the hearts that you stole
G D
and an empty pot of gold
Em C
and the lover's warm embrace
G D
and the whole damned human race
Em C
You can use and abuse
G D G
in the end you'll always lose...at the game
[Outro]
G C G
For I cheated myself at solitaire
Cheating at Solitaire
- Capo 1 -
Verse chord pattern:
G C G
G D G
Chorus chord pattern:
Em C G D
__________________________________
[Intro]
G C G
G D G
[Verse 1]
G C G
You can lie to yourself, you can lie to the world
G D G
You can lie to the one you call your girl
G C G
You can humble yourself to the hearts that you stole
G D G
Wondering who's gonna love you when you grow old
[Chorus 1]
Em C
With a fistful of courage and a heart full of rage
G D
I realized I'd locked myself in a cage
Em C
I'll be the one standing there with my watery eyes
G D G
I'll be the fool in the mirror asking you why...asking why
[Verse 2]
G C G
When I got to the end of my dirty rainbow
G D G
and I found that there was no pot of gold
G C G
Well, I learned that I was empty and not quite as strong
G D G
for I had robbed my heart and cheated my soul
[Chorus 2]
Em C
Look for the one with the watery eyes
G D
I'll be the fool in the mirror asking you why
Em C
Cursing lovers in a warm tender embrace
G D
Scoffing at the world and the whole human race
Em C
You can run, you can hide
G D
You can feed your foolish pride
Em C
You can use and abuse
G D G
In the end you'll always lose...at the game
[Solo]
G C G
G D G
[Chorus 3]
Em C
You can run, you can hide
G D
You can feed your foolish pride
Em C
with the hearts that you stole
G D
and an empty pot of gold
Em C
and the lover's warm embrace
G D
and the whole damned human race
Em C
You can use and abuse
G D G
in the end you'll always lose...at the game
[Outro]
G C G
For I cheated myself at solitaire
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