#------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #---------------------------------------------------------------------# TABBY CAT MUSIC ARCHIVES ******************************************************************************** Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net Alice Franceschini Date: June 23, 1999 Album: Old Dogs Written by: Shel Silverstein Note: Thanks to "Avrom Pozen" avrom@ica.net for the writers and album info. http://www.theolddogs.com YOU'RE STILL GONNA DIE Old Dogs (talking)The chords are droning. D So you're taking better care of your body G Becoming more aware of your body A Responding to your body's needs Everything you hear and read D About diets, nutrition, and sleeping position F# And detoxifying the system Em And buying machines that they advertise to help you exercise E Herbs that revitalize you if you're tramatized A D Soaps that will sanitize Sprays to deodorize Liquids to neutralize acids and pesticides G Free weights to maximize your strength and muscle size D Shits that will immunized Pills to re-energerize you A But remember that for all your pain and gain G D Eventually the story ends the same D A So you can quit smoking but you're still gonna die D Cut out coking but you're still gonna die G Eliminate everything fatty or fried A D Then you'll get real healthy but you're still gonna die D A Stop drinking booze and you're still gonna die D Stay away from coos and son but you're still gonna die G You can cut out coffee and never get high A D But you're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die D A You're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die D Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die G You can even give aerobics one more try A D But when the music stops playing you're still gonna die D A Put seat belts in your car you're still gonna die D Cut nicotine and tar you're still gonna die G You can exercise that cellulite off of your thigh A D Get slimmer and trimmer but you're still gonna die D A Stop getting a tan you're still gonna die D You can eat a lot of oatbran but you're still gonna die G You can search for UFOs up in the sky A D They might fly you to mars where you're still gonna die D A You're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die D Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die G And all the Reboks, Nikis, and Deetes you buy A D You can jog up the Heaven and you're still gonna die D A Drink James Seen Tonic you're still gonna die D Try Highcylonics you're still gonna die G You can have yourself frozen suspended in time A D But when they do thaw you out Ha ha you're still gonna die D A You can have safe sex you're still gonna die D You can switch to Crest but you're still gonna die G You can get rid of stress get a lot of rest A Get an aides test Enroll in NS Move out west where it's sunny and dry D And you'll love to be a hundred but you're still gonna die D A You're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die D Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die G So you'd better have some fun before you say bye bye Cause you're still gonna A Still gonna A Still gonna (I don't know) A Still gonna A Still gonna (I don't wanna) A Still gonna (I ain't going) A D Still gonna die