Corb Lund – Big American Headliner (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Corb Lund
(From the 2022 Album SONGS MY FRIENDS WROTE)
[Intro]
D G D G D
D A
[Verse 1]
D G D G Had me a dream, almost obscene D G A I never had a dream any finer D G D G Had me a taste in the land of waste D G And the dream that we chased A D As we became the big American headliner G D G A Oh yeah, uh-huh
[Verse 2]
D G D G Foamin' at the mouth we up and headed south D G A South of the parallel 49er D G D G Had us a dream of Rolling Stone magazine D G And the girls they don't screamed A D We became the big American headliner G D A Oh yeah, uh-huh
[Verse 3]
G D G D Visions of sold out shows and candy for your nose G D A In America, anything goes, as we were soon to find G D It doesn't matter what they place is G D You can act like Oasis G D Screw 'till yer blue in the faces A D When you become the big American headliner G D A Oh yeah, uh-huh
[Verse 4]
G D And Leno said he loved our sound G D As we were the toast of tinsel town G D A Everyone and their dog came 'round to the scene A To be seen G D We did a “guest spot” on Friends G D And sang our songs on Letterman G D We looked towards the mighty Yen A N.C. D 'Cause the Japanese, Japanese love the big American headliner G D G A Oh yeah, uh-huh
[Guitar Solo]
D G D G A D
[Bridge]
D G Woke up in a hotel room in downtown Saskatoon D N.C. A We gotta leave this afternoon for Regina
[Verse 5]
D G Yeah, we've got us an opening slot D G These warmup gigs they never pay a lot D G My patience, nerves and credit is shot A But tonight we open for A They keep the door D The big American headliner G D Oh yeah
[Outro]
G D G And you gotta be on at 9er A D And the off by half past 9er G D Oh yeah G D G And we can't use their drum riser A D So we drink their fucking rider D G Oh yeah, uh-huh A D The big American Headliner