Strike Up The Band Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Living off the [G]friends we made
Never ever getting paid
Kicking ass and paying [Gm]dues
Lose our mind in self abuse
[G]

[Verse 2]
[C]Loving ladies by the score
Waking up and [G]wanting more
I hope my Mama understands

[Interlude 1]
When I strike up the band
[G][F][E]
[Em][G][F]
[C][G][F][C][G]
[F][C][D][F]

[Verse 3]
Well I [G]spit out my anger as the sweat
do [F]fly[G][Bb][G]
Fifteen years of paying dues
just to get me [Bb]by[G]
[F]Now the barkeeps would pay
us by the crowds we bring
[D]But those son- of- bitches never
paid us one damn [G]thing
And my [F]poor Daddy,
[C]he just don't under[G]stand
It's balls out [F]tonight,
watch the shit hit [C]the fan
[G]When we strike up the band

[Verse 4]
[C][G]
Now those drop dead ladies line
the very first [F]row[G][Bb][G]
I do believe I'd like to spend
some time after the show
[Bb]Now [G]them[F] years gone by,
the barkeeps pay in cash
[D]And them lovely ladies feed
me an earful of [G]trash
And my [F]old lady,

[Verse 5]
[C]she just don't un[G]derstand
Why [F]those floozies got their
hands on [C]her man[G]
And my [F]poor Daddy,
[C]he still don't under[G]stand
Why it's balls out [F]tonight
watch the shit hit [C]the fan
Give it all that we can,
we don't [F]give a good [C]damn
When we strike up [G]the band

[Interlude 2]
[F][E]
[G][F][G][F][G][C]
[F][G][F][G]
[C][Bb][C][Bb][G][F][C]
[G][F][C]
[G]Living

[Verse 6]
like a gypsy,
[F]an air conditioned hippie
[C]Who's never seen the light of day[G]
Rode dog and cowboy
[F]Don't know how, boy
[C]I ever lived this long this way,
no, no, [G]said

[Verse 7]
And my poor [F]Daddy,
[C]he still don't understand
[G]Why it's balls out ton[F]ight
watch the shit hit [C]the fan
Give it all that we can,
we [F]don't [C]give [F]a good [C]damn

[Outro 1]
When we strike up the band
[G][C][G][C][G][G]
[G]