Capo 3, or whatever you want.
Intro strum = strum bass note, then down up.
iNote: * means this...
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|------| Then continue strumming the Am7
A|3-2-0-|
E|------|
iiNote: ** means this...
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|------| Then continue strumming the C
A|0-2-3-|
E|------|
INTRO
C, *,Am7, **, C, *, pause
C
I've been packin' my bags
I'll be headin' down south
Am7 C
By the time graduation rolls around
Where the weather is warmer
Am7 (Hold)
And the people are fresh
VERSE
C
I'll be ponderin' life,
Am7
Doin' my time on the road
C Am7 (1 strum)
Pedal to the metal in my 1999 ford
PRECHORUS
Em7/B G
And all my life in one place
Em7/B G (1 strum)
I've done my time but i've lost the race
CHORUS
C
I've been workin' my ass off
Am7
Trying to find the part of me
F
My friends all miss
G
But honestly..
I'm kinda fed up with
C
All this advice,
But never a sign..
Am7
Should I stay?
F
Or should I go away?
G
All to find
The better half of me
VERSE II
C
I've got this spare change
Am7
I'll be sendin' souvenirs
C
To all my friends up north
Where the weather is cooler
Am7
And the people are dull
VERSE
C
I'll be ponderin' life,
Am7
Doing my time on the road
C Am7
Pedal to the metal in my 1999 Ford
PRECHORUS
Em7/B G
And all my life in one place
Em7/B G (1 strum)
I've done my time but i've lost the race
CHORUS
C
I've been workin' my ass off
Am7
Trying to find the part of me
F
My friends all miss
G
But honestly..
I'm kinda fed up with
C
All this advice,
But never a sign..
Am7
Should I stay?
F
Or should I go away?
G
All to find
The better half of me
C, Am7, F, G
The better half of me
C, Am7, F, G
(Single strums)
C, Am7, F, G
