Chords
The Story You Should Tell

Key: G

Introduction:  G  

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If you ain't one for talking loud and screamin? at a bar
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and you'd rather drive for miles with you lover in your arm
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Oh hey hey, well thats okay
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If you hate the job you're workin but you keep it for the pay
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and it takes a pack of cigarettes to get you through the day
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Oh hey hey, well thats okay
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Oh hey hey, well thats okay
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If you've got your lovers and your friends
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and you've got that heart inside your chest
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and if you're happy with yourself then all the rest can go to hell
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Hey brother thats the story you should tell
verse 2
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If you take a shot a whiskey and you chase it with a coke
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and everybody laughs at you cause you're tryin not to choke
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Oh hey hey, well thats okay
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And if you can't afford your car loan and your dog just ran away
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and your girlfriend's always mad at you and its raining every day
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Oh hey hey, well thats okay
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If you've got your lovers and your friends
                                         C               D                     G 
and you've got that heart inside your chest
                             C                             D                               G               G/F#     Em 
and if you're happy with yourself then all the rest can go to hell
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Hey brother thats the story you should tell
verse 3
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If you're feeling like you lost it and you just can't catch a break
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and it seems like you can't ever find the right words to say
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Oh hey hey, well thats okay
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Oh hey hey, well thats okay
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If you've got your lovers and your friends
                                         C               D                     G 
and you've got that heart inside your chest
                             C                             D                               G               G/F#     Em 
and if you're happy with yourself then all the rest can go to hell
         C                                 D                                     G 
Hey brother thats the story you should tell
                             C                             D                               G               G/F#     Em 
and if you're happy with yourself then all the rest can go to hell
         C                                 D                                     G 
Hey brother thats the story you should tell