(see bottom for chords) VERSE 1 (see below for guitar interlude played during verse) G# Well I thought about the army D#m Dad said, "Son you're fucking high" C# G# And I thought, yeah there's a first for everything So I took my old man's advice, three sad semesters D#m It was only fifteen grand C# spent in bed, I thought about the army G# C#/F I dropped out and joined a band instead CHORUS (piano solo) D#m A#m G#7M D#m A#m G#7M VERSE 2 (same as verse 1 except for Fm chord) Grew a moustache and a mullet Got a job at chick-fillet Citing artistic differences the band broke up in May Fm And in June reformed without me And they got a different name I nuked another grandma's apple pie And hung my head in shame, no CHORUS (listen to song for the arrangement of the chords) D#m A#m G#7M Been thinking a lot today D#m A#m G#7M Been thinking a lot today BRIDGE F# C# G# Oh Oh Think I'll write a screenplay F# C# G# Oh Oh Think I'll take you to LA F# C# Cm Oh Oh Think I'll get it done yesterday (The guitar part played during the bridge goes something like this) e | ------------------------ | b | ------------------------ | (this followed by triplets of each note heading back down) g | ------------------------ | (11-11-11-10-10-10-(b9)(b9)9?.) d | ------------------------ | a | ------------------------ | e-4-5-6-7-8-(b9)10-11- PIANO SOLO (listen to song for arrangement of chords) Fm7 Cm Fm7 Cm A#7 D#7 G# G#7M Fm7 C# C#7M Fm/C Fm GUITAR SOLO (played along with G# D#m C# G# chords) e | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | b | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | g | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | d | ---6-------6s10---8-------8s13---11-------11s15---13---11---10---8---6- | a | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | e | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | HORN INTERLUDE ("") G# D#m C# G# G# D#m C# G# VERSE 3 (same chords as previous verse) In this time of introspection On the eve of my election I say to my reflection God please spare me more rejection 'Cause my peers, they criticize me And my ex-wives all despise me Try to put it all behind me But my redneck past is nipping at my heels CHORUS (same as previous chorus) ENDING F#7M I thought about A# G#7M the army CHORDS (these are all the chords used in the song. There are a lot but you basically just need G#, D#m and C# for the main parts of the song)