Tone: [Db]
Verse 1:
Well, I [Ab]thought about the army
Dad said, "[Ebm]"Son you're xxxxxxx high"
And I [Db]thought, yeah there's a first for every[Ab]everything
So I took my old man's ad[Ab]advice, three sad semesters
It was [Ebm]only fifteen grand
spent in [Db]bed, I thought about the army
[Ab]I dropped out and [Db]joined a band instead
Chorus:
Solo:
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Abmaj7] [Ebm] [Bbm] [Abmaj7]
Verse 2:
Grew a [Ab]moustache and a mullet
Got a [Ebm]job at Chick-fil-A
Citing[Db]Citing artistic differences
the [Ab]band broke up in May
And in [Fm]June reformed without me
And they [Ebm]got a different name
I nuked a[Db]another grandma's apple pie
And [Ab]hung my head in shame, no
Chorus:
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Abmaj7] Been thinking a [Ebm]lot today
[Bbm] [Abmaj7] Been thinking a [Ebm]lot today
Interlude:
[Bbm] [Abmaj7]
Bridge:
[Gb]Oh [Db]oh, think I'll write a [Ab]screenplay
[Gb]Oh [Db]oh, think I'll take you to [Ab]LA
[Gb]Oh [Db]oh, think I'll get it done [Cm]yesterday
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Solo:
[Fm7] [Cm] [Fm7] [Cm] [Bb7] [Eb7] [Ab] [Abmaj7]
[Fm7] [Db] [Dbmaj7] [Fm] [Fm]
Solo:
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Interlude:
[Ab] [Ebm] [Db] [Ab] [Ab] [Ebm] [Db] [Ab]
Verse 3:
In this [Ab]time of introspection
On the [Ebm]eve of my election
I s[Db]say to my reflection
God please [Ab]spare me more rejection
'Cause my [Fm]peers, they criticize me
And my [Ebm]ex-wives all despise me
Try to [Db]put it all behind me
But my [Ab]redneck past is nipping at my heels
Chorus:
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Abmaj7] Been thinking a [Ebm]lot today
[Bbm] [Abmaj7] Been thinking a [Ebm]lot today
[Bbm] [Abmaj7] Been thinking a [Ebm]lot today
Interlude:
[Bbm] [Abmaj7]
Outro:
I thought ab[Gbmaj7]about
[Bbm] the a[Abmaj7]army