Drive-By Truckers - Never gonna change

^DmLet this be a lesson to you^C girl: Don't ^Gcome ar^Dmound where you know you ^Bbdon't ^Gbelong. They're r^Dmiding on the avenue and ^Cprobably comin^Gg after you and ^Dmthey all look me^Bban and stron^Gg. ^DmMean and strong like liq^Cuor.^G M^Dmean and strong like ^Bbfear. ^{G Dm}Strong like the people from^C South Ala^Gbama a^Dmnd mean like the people ^Bbfrom here.^G Take it fro^Gm m^Ce… We a^Bbin't never gonna change.

^DmDaddy used to empty out his^C shotgun shel^Gls and ^Dmfill 'em full of black-e^Bbyed pe^Cas. He'd ^Dmaim real low and^C tear out your^G ankles or rip r^Dmight throug^Bbh your knees^C. There a^Dmin't much traffic on the^C hig^Ghway. There a^Dmin't much traffic on the ^Bblake. ^{C Dm}The ^CATF and th^Ge ABI ^Dmgot everything they coul^Bbd take. ^{C G}Take it from ^Cme… The^Bby didn't take it from m^Bbe.

We ain't ^Dmnever gonna change^C. ^G We ain't^Dm doin' nothin' wro^Cng.^G We ain't ^Dmnever gonna change ^{C G} so shut your ^Dmmouth and play along.^{C G}

^DmI thought about going in th^Ce army. I tho^Gught ab^Dmout going overseas. ^{Bb G Dm}I wouldn't have trouble with a pi^Css test; only ^Gproblem is my ba^Dmd left knee^Bb. ^{G Dm}My brother got picked up^C at ^GParker's, g^Dmot him a ride in a new Cr^Bbown Vic. ^{G Dm}They said that he was movin^C' on a fed^Geral l^Dmevel but they couldn't r^Bbeally make^G it stick. Take it from ^Bbme… ^{C G}

We ain't ^Dmnever gonna change^C. ^G We ain't^Dm doin' nothin' wro^Cng.^G We ain't ^Dmnever gonna change ^{C G} so shut your ^Dmmouth and play along.^{C G}

N.C.

You can throw me in the Colbert County jailhouse.

N.C.

You can throw me off the Wilson Dam

N.C.

but there ain't much difference in the man I wanna be and the man I really ^Bbam.

We ain't ^Dmnever gonna change^C. ^G We ain't^Dm doin' nothin' wro^Cng.^G We ain't ^Dmnever gonna change ^{C G} so shut your ^Dmmouth and play along.^{C G}

We ain't ^Dmnever gonna change^C. ^G We ain't ^Dmnever gonna change^C. ^G We ain't ^Dmnever gonna change^C. ^G We ain't ^Dmnever gonna change^C. ^G