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Intro: G G G G C G D C G Verse 1: C G You want to grow up to paint houses like me, D C G with a trailer in my yard till you're 23 C G And you want to feel old after 42 years, D C G keep dropping the hammer and grinding the gears Verse 2: D C G Well, I used to go out in a Mustang D C G a 302 Mach One in green D C G Till' Me and your mama made you in the back D C G and I sold it to buy her a ring
Verse 3: C G And I learned not to say much of nothing C G so I figured you already know C Em but in case you don’t or maybe forgot D C I’ll lay it out real nice and slow Chorus: C G Don’t call what your wearing an outfit. C G Don’t ever say your car is broke C Em And don’t worry about losing your accent D C cause a Southern Man tells better jokes C G Have fun and stay clear of the needle C G Call home on your sister’s birthday C Em Don’t tell them you’re bigger than Jesus Am G Em don’t give it away Am G Em don’t give it away Verse 4: D C G Five years in a St. Florian foundry, D C G they call it Industrial Park. D C G I worked hospital maintenance and Tech School D C G just to memorize Frigidaire parts. Verse 5: C G But I got to missing your Mama C G and I got to missing you too. C Em So I went back to painting for my old man D C and I guess that’s what I’ll always do Verse 6: C G So don’t let'em take who you are boy C G and don’t try to be who you ain’t. C Em And don’t let me catch you in Kendale D C with a bucket of wealthy-man’s paint. Chorus: C G Don’t call what your wearing an outfit. C G Don’t ever say your car is broke. C Em Don’t sing with a fake British accent. D C Boy and don’t act like your family’s a joke. C G Have fun, and stay clear of the needle C G call home on your sister’s birthday. C Em Don’t tell them you’re bigger than Jesus Am G Em Don’t give it away. Am G Em
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