Badass High School Band chords by Jay Smith

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C


Intro:

C  G  Am7  F


Verse 1:
C                G
Waking up golden hair, tired eyes
     Am7                        F
Tiny footsteps running down the stairs
C                          G
Wave goodbye through the kitchen window
Am7                          F
Nothing gets me like your little hand
C                 G
Saturday morning, mid-July
Am7                      F
We sold some tickets and hey, that's about time
                         G
You closed your business and school's out
        Am7                      G
Got off work for the summer, now I'd start mine

Chorus:
C                   G
Promise to save the moments you can
  Am7                           F
I promise they ain't growing an inch over a weekend
C                     G
Promise they won't be holding in your hand
     Am7                               F
When they're too cool to be playing Spider-Man
       C                        G
But if you learn one thing from your old man
          Am7                            F
Know that you're still young when you're back in the tour van
C                     G
Son, you're never too old
                   Am7  F
To get back on the road
                 C                G  Am7  F
With your badass high school band


Verse 2:
C                     G
Late night calls with friends and family
Am7                      F
Kissing screens in hotel rooms
C              G
In between six strings and whiskey
  Am7                    F
I promise I will be home soon
C                    G
I never thought that at 14
     Am7                F
From Kirk home game and Primal Scream
F
That I'd meet your mother
G                  Am7              N.C.
And now I see that you and her were my big dream


Chorus:
C                   G
Promise to save the moments you can
  Am7                           F
I promise they ain't growing an inch over a weekend
C                     G
Promise they won't be holding in your hand
     Am7                               F
When they're too cool to be playing Spider-Man
       C                        G
But if you learn one thing from your old man
          Am7                            F
Know that you're still young when you're back in the tour van
C                     G
Son, you're never too old
                   Am7  F
To get back on the road
                 C
With your badass high school band


Guitar Solo:
G  Am7  F  C
G  Am7  F


Bridge:
       C                              G
On the day that you throw your spotty suit out the wardrobe
      Am                                F
Daddy still be playing cowboy somewhere out on the road
F
I hope you know
G                    Am                         N.C.
I hope you know that you will always be my real hero


Chorus:
C                   G
Promise to save the moments you can
  Am7                           F
I promise they ain't growing an inch over a weekend
C                     G
Promise they won't be holding in your hand
     Am7                               F
When they're too cool to be playing Spider-Man
       C                        G
But if you learn one thing from your old man
                 Am                           F
No, you're never quite as cool as when you're cool in a country band
C                     G
Son, you're never too old
                   Am   F
To get back on the road
                 C
With your badass high school band


Outro:
G   Am7  F  C