Lori McKenna – Lone Star (Guitar)

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[Intro] A D A D A D A D [Verse 1]
A                  D
All the geeks from high school

A                    D
Go on to become rock stars

A                    D
All the others reach their peak

          A             D
And then don't know who they are

B7
You can always find them at

    E            D         A                  D
The bar downtown talkin' 'bout the old days
A D [Verse 2]
A                    D
You bully boys would chase him

A                      D
Down the halls of that school

A
The teachers didn't care

                       D         A
'cause they all wished they were cool

B7
You know you'd beat him senseless

E             D              A         D
If you could, and you always could
[Chorus]
D        A           D
Kill the weak, lone star

       A             D
We all want to be popular

        A                   D
Run him down and by some miracle

B7          D            A         D
We will all become beautiful ...
A D [Verse 3]
A                  D
Then the day comes when you hear

A                  D
His song on the radio

A              D
You realize he never made it to the

          A                   D     A
Five-year reunion a few years ago

B7                             E
Where you sat back and drank a beer

                 D                   A        D
To the old class geek who's probably queer
[Bridge]
E
And the fat girl at the prom

D
The one who had her mother's dress on

E
She's smiling on the video

               D                       A
And you're the cashier down at the old Texaco
[Chorus]
D        A           D
Kill the weak, lone star

       A             D
We all want to be popular

        A                   D
Run him down and by some miracle

B7          D            A         D
We will all become beautiful ...
A D [Verse 4]
A              D                  A                 D
So you got the day off today from that job that you hate

A                       D
Your ex-wife is leaving messages on your machine

      A                           D
About how your alimony payment is late

B7                                     E
But the big arena's filling up for the show

                D              A
And you and the boys are gonna go
[Chorus]
D        A           D
Kill the weak, lone star

       A             D
We all want to be popular

        A                   D
Run him down and by some miracle

B7          D
We will all become

B7          D            A         D
We will all become beautiful ...
A D A D A D [Outro]
B7                        E
Tell all the pretty girls in the beer line

D
How you are a good friend of mine ...