ADAM GREGORY - Big Star guitar chord
Adam Gregory - Big Star
By axehappy - axehappyuk@yahoo.co.uk
If you want to try the picking style on the recording,
see the other entry I have made for this song.
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D G D G
INTRO
Verse 1
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D G D
I work at the Big Star on North 405,
G A D
I make 6 bucks an hour and I work steady nights.
D G D
Well it might not be much, but its all that I need,
G A D G D
In that little glass booth, in that highway to dreams.
Verse 2
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D G D
I was not that good of a student in school,
G A D
But this life taught me lessons that made me no fool.
D G D
Oh my mum and dad raised me by that golden rule,
G A D
In a world that gets ruthless, a world that gets cruel.
Chorus
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D/F# G
Fill her up, let me check your oil sir.
D/F# G
Cash your card and let me get your change.
D/F# G
Just turn right and when you see that big church sign,
G A D G
Just go straight and you'll be on your way.
Verse 3
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D G D
I had me a girl once and my ring she wore,
G A D
But her father said she could not see me no more.
D G D
Oh I know it'd be different if I weren't so poor,
G A D
So I'm writing these songs trying to open some doors.
*REPEAT CHORUS*
G D G Asus A (x2) D G D
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE
D G D
Well that's enough crying over used to be's,
G A D
Got to write these songs, get that girl back to me.
D G D
I'm a man with conviction, I've got things to do.
G D/F# G Asus
When that sun starts risin', oh when that sun starts risin',
A D
My night shifts are through.
*REPEAT CHORUS*
G A D G
Just go straight and you'll be on your way.
D G D
I work at the Big Star on North 405.
