Brad Paisley – Start A Band (Ukulele)

C                                          F
I never was a straight lace, straight-A student

           G                C
Teacher's pet or child prodigy

                                   F
I wasn't gonna get rich throwin' a football

               G             F        C
It'd take too long to get a law degree

                             F
So I sat down with mama and daddy

                         G                 Dm
They tried to talk some sense into my big head

         C                 F                    G              F      C
But the best advice that I ever got was from my sister's rock star boyfriend

      G       F            C
Just get your guitar and learn how to play

 G            F     C
Cut up some jeans, come up with a name

             G            F             Am        F
When you're living in a world that you don't understand

        C              G
Find a few good buddies

                C       G C             C/F/G/Am/C/F/G/F/C
Start a band, start a band, start a band

C                                          F
And all those girls that were too cool to talk to 

             G                      Am
They'll be waitin' in the line out back 

                C                         F
Might get your picture in your hometown paper 

                G         F      C
Maybe buy your mama that Cadillac

C     G        F          C
Just get your guitar and learn how to play 

G            F      C
Cut up some jeans, come up with a name

              G           F             Am         F
When you're livin' in a world that you don't understand

        C
Find a few good buddies

G                         C                F
Start a band, start a band scrape up some money 

          G       C         F    G 
Buy a van, learn free bird and ramblin' man 

       Am          F        G/C/F/G/Am/C/F/G/Am/C/F/C/Am/F/C/G/F/Am/G
Never buy another beer again 

      G        F          C
Just get your guitar and learn how to play

 G             F     C
Grow out your hair, come up with a name

        G             F                   Am   C      C(draw the C out until
With a little bit of luck you'll be packin' the stands             it stops)

                          G       C
Find a few good buddies, start a band

                   G       C
No need to study, start a band

              F             G          C
Call up some buddies, man, start a band