Not Forget The Words

C F C Believe it or not I treat it like a job F C I got the tools I use I put my boots on Am G F A lot of pride in a man who wears a hard hat C F C Believe it or not I treat it just like that F C Everybody writes songs every day of their lives F C But most don’t know what to do with the lines C/B Am G F Treat em like strange things in a lost and found C F C The difference with me is I write mine down F C G Am G The front side of this old guitar's seen more backsides on stools in bars F C G Trying to write something make em turn around F C G Try and make em laugh try and be profound F C G Am G And all the skills that I’ve aquired qualify me for changing tires F C G Changing strings and watching the sun come up F C G As for the last I think I’ve had enough Am G F C But when it comes to this job the most important thing I’ve learned F G C Is how to get drunk and not forget the words C F C People wanna know about the girls and the road C F C C/B and all the crazy things that happen after the show Am G F C F C somewhere, somehow this myth got around that all we ever do is party with the crowd F C G Am G But if you could just picture for a second for me a movie theatre full of empty seats F C G And the credits roll and one guy’s picking up trash F C G A lot of the time it looks a lot like that Am G It aint romantic it’s pretty damn rough F C And it’s hardest on the ones you love F G C Reciting poetry to a bunch of drunks C F C C F C C/B Am G F C F C F C We sit up there and we tell jokes G Am G Tell stories about the songs we wrote F C G And between we take shots, smokes and beers F C G Keep in mind this goes on for years F C You only get good by going too far G Am G Keep track of where in the song you are F C G And try to ride the line as close as you can F C G What I’m trying to make you understand is F C G Am G The front side of this old guitar's seen more backsides on stools in bars F C G Trying to write something make em turn around F C G Try and make em laugh try and be profound F C G Am G And all the skills that I’ve aquired qualify me for changing tires F C G Changing strings and watching the sun come up F C G As for the last I think I’ve had enough Am G F C But when it comes to this job the most important thing I’ve learned F G C Is how to get drunk and not forget the words F G C Is how to get drunk