Lone Star chords by Lori McKenna

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse 1:
A augmentedA         D MajorD
All the geeks from high school
A augmentedA          D MajorD
Go on to become rock stars
A augmentedA          D MajorD
All the others reach their peak
     A augmentedA       D MajorD
And then don't know who they are
B7B7
You can always find them at
  E MajorE      D MajorD     A augmentedA         D MajorD
The bar downtown talkin' 'bout the old days

A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse 2:
A augmentedA          D MajorD
You bully boys would chase him
A augmentedA           D MajorD
Down the halls of that school
A augmentedA
The teachers didn't care
            D MajorD     A augmentedA
'cause they all wished they were cool
B7B7
You know you'd beat him senseless
E MajorE       D MajorD       A augmentedA     D MajorD
If you could, and you always could

Chorus:
D MajorD    A augmentedA      D MajorD
Kill the weak, lone star
    A augmentedA       D MajorD
We all want to be popular
    A augmentedA          D MajorD
Run him down and by some miracle
B7B7     D MajorD      A augmentedA     D MajorD
We will all become beautiful ...

A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse 3:
A augmentedA         D MajorD
Then the day comes when you hear
A augmentedA         D MajorD
His song on the radio
A augmentedA       D MajorD
You realize he never made it to the
     A augmentedA          D MajorD   A augmentedA
Five-year reunion a few years ago
B7B7               E MajorE
Where you sat back and drank a beer
         D MajorD          A augmentedA    D MajorD
To the old class geek who's probably queer

Bridge:
E MajorE
And the fat girl at the prom
D MajorD
The one who had her mother's dress on
E MajorE
She's smiling on the video
        D MajorD            A augmentedA
And you're the cashier down at the old Texaco

Chorus:
D MajorD    A augmentedA      D MajorD
Kill the weak, lone star
    A augmentedA       D MajorD
We all want to be popular
    A augmentedA          D MajorD
Run him down and by some miracle
B7B7     D MajorD      A augmentedA     D MajorD
We will all become beautiful ...

A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse 4:
A augmentedA       D MajorD         A augmentedA         D MajorD
So you got the day off today from that job that you hate
A augmentedA            D MajorD
Your ex-wife is leaving messages on your machine
   A augmentedA              D MajorD
About how your alimony payment is late
B7B7                   E MajorE
But the big arena's filling up for the show
        D MajorD       A augmentedA
And you and the boys are gonna go

Chorus:
D MajorD    A augmentedA      D MajorD
Kill the weak, lone star
    A augmentedA       D MajorD
We all want to be popular
    A augmentedA          D MajorD
Run him down and by some miracle
B7B7     D MajorD
We will all become
B7B7     D MajorD      A augmentedA     D MajorD
We will all become beautiful ...

A augmentedA D MajorD
A augmentedA D MajorD
A augmentedA D MajorD

Outro:
B7B7            E MajorE
Tell all the pretty girls in the beer line
D MajorD
How you are a good friend of mine ...