Stars And Scars - American Aquarium

🎸 Intro: F C G Dm F C G Dm 🎸 Verse 1: Dm F C G Grew up in a small town twenty miles from the state line Dm C G Learned early on to work hard for what I thought was mine Dm F C G In the town that I call home there are two types of folks Dm C G Those that find their way out and there's those that don't 🎸 Chorus: F C F C F G C G F And I will give anything to live under those California stars, oh Lord G C Dm Guess I'll settle on these Carolina scars

F C G 🎸 Verse 2: Dm F C G So I packed up like a freight train and I headed towards the lights Dm C G But the back of my daddy's Chevrolet was as far as I got that Saturday night Dm F C G Like a good drug she got me high Lord did she let me down Dm C G And left me here alone to die in this God-forsaken, one-horse town 🎸 Chorus: F C F C F G C G F And I would trade the money that I've made for one night under California stars, oh Lord G C Dm Guess I'll settle on these Carolina scars F C G Dm F C G 🎸 Verse 3: Dm F C G Now I am not ungrateful, please don't misunderstand C G Just a gambler out here waitin' on my winnin' hand Dm F C G My daddy taught me the lesson he had to teach himself Dm C G And to me that's more important than any kind of man-made wealth 🎸 Chorus: F C F C F G C G F And I will return the lessons that I've learned for one night under California stars, oh Lord G C I'll just settle on these Carolina stars