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Drop D Tuning *RIFF* E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----0--3--0---------------| A|-h3-----------3/2/0--------| E|--------------------2--0---| (Verse 1) D (Riff) First you buy an ol’ second–hand amp with a knob that sticks?
DYou plug a cheap Fender in, Dthen you crank it to ten and you learn a few Haggard lAicks AThen you play every day for oh, about nine or ten years? A D (Riff) Writin’ songs for your girl and blowin’ all your money on gear
DThen you talk to a drummer who’s a friend of a friend at church? DHe’s got a buddy who’s been learnin’ the bass, so you get together after Awork AYou play together six months ‘til the band is tight? ABook your first big gig on a Friday night? SAtep up to the mic and pray you remember the wDords
(Chorus 1)
Then you sing about love, or mGaybe love gone wrong? And you do a little drinkDin’ to a drinkin’ song? You make everybody dance, everyAbody smile, everybody feel good for a while D C G D (Riff) And when you’re done...way to go, you finished step one
(Verse 2)
Next you borrow ten grand from your uncle and you make a DCD DGood luck payin’ him back, ‘cause it’s a modern–day fact, anybody can get it for Afree AYou spend your time online makin’ virtual fans, Ashoppin’ for a band van while you work for the man ‘ATil you book enough gigs you can turn in your two Dweeks
(Chorus 2)
Then you sing about love, or mGaybe love gone wrong? And you do a little drinkDin’ to a drinkin’ song? You make everybody dance, everyAbody smile, everybody feel good for a while D C G D (Riff) And when you’re through....that’s pretty good, but that’s just step two?(Two step it now)
(SOLO) (Bridge)
StepG three: glue your hands to a steerin’ wheel? Step fourD: eat fast food every meal? Step five Aand six: fire the original band, and buy a newD7 van Step sevGen: burn out and give it up? Step eighDt: come back ‘cause it’s what you love Step nEine: you finally get a shot at the Abig tiA7me
(Chorus 3)
So you sing about love, or mayGbe love gone wrong And you put your whole heDart and soul into every song You make Letterman laugh and LeAno smile, stack your awards up in a pile D C G D (Riff) And guess what’s next... Everybody calls you an overnight success
(Spoken) Yeah, you’re an overnight success. ?Hey, and all it really took was twenty years of blood, sweat and tears ?You know what, on second thought, maybe you should just... I don’t know... try out for American Idol or something