Intro: (C) G C G C G C G C G C G C G C GVerse 1:
C G C G You're working too hard C G C G Or you're living too fast C Em D C Hands over your eyes with a foot on the gas C G C G And the best I can tell C G C G The crowd seems ashamed C Em D C It sounds like a warning when they call out your nameVerse 2:
C G C G The boy genius is grown now C G C G The competition got fierce C Em D C G/B And you'd rather be anywhere other than hereAm Em Am But it can get so much worse G C And I reckon it will C G C G C G C G In Vestaviaaaa HillsVerse 3:
C G C G Last night was a long one C G C G You made a lot of new friends C Em D C And your band was on fire right up 'til the end C G C G You met a girl from the subuuuurbs C G C G But you missed all the cues C Em D C I bet you don't remember me tying your shoesVerse 4:
C G C G The boy genius is grown now C G C G And you're an angry young man C Em D C G/B Well, I won't be around when you die in the vanInstrumental/Solo G Am Am Em Em Am Am Em D Am Am Em Em D D DAm I got kids of my own G C Not much of a will C G C G C G C G In Vestavia HillsVerse 5:
C G C G This run is my last one C G C G I gotta get off the road C Em Em C And gotta get my mind back in the family mode C G C G And I wish you the best, son C G C G I've seen worse do alright C Em D C You're at war with your heart and you're too weak to fightVerse 6:
C G C G The boy genius is grown now C G C G Your dreams all came true C Em D C G/B And now you're left with nothing but damage to doAm Well, I've got dreams of my own G C And my wife pays the bills C G C G C G C G In Vestavia Hills C G C G C G C G Vestaviaaaa Hiiills