Chords with lyrics
Intro:
C
Verse 1:
C
Someone asked me once in an interview
C
What was growin' up like? Where'd you go to school?
F C C
And what would you do if you weren't doin' this?
Verse 2:
C
I'd be drivin' my first car, an old worn-out Dodge
C F
Tryin' to make rent with a dead-end job, just makin' do
Am G F
With tips in a jar, my guitar, and an old barstool
Chorus:
C
I'd have a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand
Em C
Cup of brown liquor, couple buddies in a band
Am G F
Singin' them same damn songs like I am now
C
I'd be feelin' on fire on a hardwood stage
Em C
Bright lights like lightning runnin' through my veins
Am G F
At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town
C C
I'd still be doin' this if I wasn't doin' this
Verse 3:
C
I'd still be the same guy they knew back in the day
C
Who was burnin' CDs just to give away
F C
Payin' his dues if I wasn't doin' this
Verse 4:
C
Five deep in a van, head full of steam
C F
Hot on the heels of my neon dreams maybe comin' true
Am G F
Livin' this life just like I was born to do
Chorus:
C
I'd have a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand
Em C
Cup of brown liquor, couple buddies in a band
Am G F
Singin' them same damn songs like I am now
C
I'd be feelin' on fire on a hardwood stage
Em C
Bright lights like lightning runnin' through my veins
Am G F
At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town
C
I'd still be doin' this if I wasn't doin' this
Instrumental:
C F
Bridge:
Am
It ain't about the fame
G
It ain't about the fortune
C
It ain't about the name
F
It ain't about the glory
Am G F
I guess I'm sayin' it's always been a-bout
Chorus:
C
Having a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand
Em C
Cup of brown liquor, couple buddies in a band
Am G F
Singin' them same damn songs like I am now
C
I'd be feelin' on fire on a hardwood stage
Em C
Bright lights like lightning runnin' through my veins
Am G F
At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town
C C
I'd still be doin' this if I wasn't doin' this
Outro:
C
Someone asked me once in an interview
C
What was growin' up like? Where'd you go to school?
F C
And what would you do if you weren't doin' this?