Standard (EADGBE)
Verse 1
see below for guitar interlude played during verse)
Well I thought about the army
Dad said, "Son you're fucking high"
And I thought, yeah there's a first for everything
So I took my old man's advice, three sad semesters
It was only fifteen grand
spent in bed, I thought about the army
I dropped out and joined a band instead
Chorus
piano solo)
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
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)
Been thinking a lot today
Been thinking a lot today
Bridge
Oh Oh Think I'll write a screenplay
Oh Oh Think I'll take you to LA
Oh Oh Think I'll get it done yesterday
Piano solo
listen to song for arrangement of chords)
Guitar solo
HORN INTERLUDE ("")
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
I thought about
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)
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