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INTRO: D/G/A/Bm/D/G/A/G/D

D (xx0232@1)                                        GI (320003@1)never was a straight lace, straight-A student
           A (x02220@1)              DTeacher's (xx0232@1)pet or child prodigy
                                   GI (320003@1)wasn't gonna get rich throwin' a football
               A (x02220@1)           G (320003@1)      DIt'd (xx0232@1)take too long to get a law degree
                             GSo (320003@1)I sat down with mama and daddy
                         A (x02220@1)               EmThey (022000@1)tried to talk some sense into my big head
         D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)                  A (x02220@1)            G (320003@1)    DBut (xx0232@1)the best advice that I ever got was from my sister's rock star boyfriend

CHORUS:
      A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)          DJust (xx0232@1)get your guitar and learn how to play
 A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)   DCut (xx0232@1)up some jeans, come up with a name
             A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)           Bm (x24432@1)      GWhen (320003@1)you're living in a world that you don't understand
        D (xx0232@1)            AFind (x02220@1)a few good buddies
                D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D             D/G/A/Bm/D/G/A/G/D
Start a band, start a band, start a band

D (xx0232@1)                                        GAnd (320003@1)all those girls that were too cool to talk to 
             A (x02220@1)                    BmThey'll (x24432@1)be waitin' in the line out back 
                D (xx0232@1)                       GMight (320003@1)get your picture in your hometown paper 
                A (x02220@1)       G (320003@1)    DMaybe (xx0232@1)buy your mama that Cadillac

CHORUS:
D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)        DJust (xx0232@1)get your guitar and learn how to play 
A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)    DCut (xx0232@1)up some jeans, come up with a name
              A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)           Bm (x24432@1)       GWhen (320003@1)you're livin' in a world that you don't understand
        DFind (xx0232@1)a few good buddies
A (x02220@1)                       D (xx0232@1)              GStart (320003@1)a band, start a band scrape up some money 
          A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)Buy a van, learn free bird and ramblin' man 
       Bm          G        A/D/G/A/Bm/D/G/A/Bm/D/G/D/Bm/G/D/A/G/Bm/A
Never buy another beer again 

QUIETER:
      A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)        DJust (xx0232@1)get your guitar and learn how to play
 A (x02220@1)           G (320003@1)   DGrow (xx0232@1)out your hair, come up with a name
        A (x02220@1)           G (320003@1)                 Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1)    D(draw the Dout (xx0232@1)until
With a little bit of luck you'll be packin' the stands             it stops)

LOUD AGAIN:
                          A (x02220@1)     DFind (xx0232@1)a few good buddies, start a band
                   A (x02220@1)     DNo (xx0232@1)need to study, start a band
              G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)        DCall (xx0232@1)up some buddies, man, start a band

OUTRO: D/G/A/Bm/D/G/A  G-D          (REPEAT 'TIL END)
 


That's it. Have fun!