Overnight Success Chords - Zane Williams

Verse 1

Riff

First you buy an olï¿½?? secondï¿½??hand amp with a knob that sticks? D You plug a cheap Fender in, D A then you crank it to ten and you learn a few Haggard licks A Then you play every day for oh, about nine or ten years? A D

Riff

Writinï¿½?? songs for your girl and blowinï¿½?? all your money on gear D Then you talk to a drummer whoï¿½??s a friend of a friend at church? D A Heï¿½??s got a buddy whoï¿½??s been learninï¿½?? the bass, so you get together after work A You play together six months ï¿½??til the band is tight? A Book your first big gig on a Friday night? A D Step up to the mic and pray you remember the words

Chorus 1

G Then you sing about love, or maybe love gone wrong? D And you do a little drinkinï¿½?? to a drinkinï¿½?? song? A You make everybody dance, everybody smile, everybody feel good for a while D C G D

Riff

And when youï¿½??re done...way to go, you finished step one

Verse 2

D Next you borrow ten grand from your uncle and you make a CD D Good luck payinï¿½?? him back, ï¿½??cause itï¿½??s a modernï¿½??day fact, A anybody can get it for free A You spend your time online makinï¿½?? virtual fans, A shoppinï¿½?? for a band van while you work for the man A D ï¿½??Til you book enough gigs you can turn in your two weeks

Chorus 2

Riff

And when youï¿½??re through....thatï¿½??s pretty good, but thatï¿½??s just step two?(Two step it now)

SOLO

Bridge

G Step three: glue your hands to a steerinï¿½?? wheel? D Step four: eat fast food every meal? A D7 Step five and six: fire the original band, and buy a new van G Step seven: burn out and give it up? D Step eight: come back ï¿½??cause itï¿½??s what you love E A A7 Step nine: you finally get a shot at the big time

Chorus 3

G So you sing about love, or maybe love gone wrong D And you put your whole heart and soul into every song A You make Letterman laugh and Leno smile, stack your awards up in a pile D C G D

Riff

And guess whatï¿½??s next... Everybody calls you an overnight success (Spoken) Yeah, youï¿½??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 donï¿½??t know... try out for American Idol or something