Chords for Aaron Watson - Fence Post (Official Audio)

_ _ _ _ _ Now this is a true story for the most part
That occurred on the top floor of this big-wig record executives office in Nashville, Tennessee
Now understand I'm not poking any fun or disrespecting anybody
God knows I love country music with all my heart and soul and I love the grand old Opry
But I do have a problem with someone who can't even play a D chord on a guitar
Telling someone with a dream that they won't get far
So this song is dedicated to all those underdogs like me out there running around
Don't get discouraged if you have a dream don't be afraid to chase it down
This is how it [D] goes.
He said son don't get offended by what I'm about to say
I can see you have a passion for the songs you write and play
But you like what we all call
Commercial appeal and you just don't have what it takes to make it here in Nashville _ _ _ _
_ Ouch
_ Well, my heart felt like a train wreck but I wore a smile on my face
I said thank you for your time, sir.
Put my guitar back in its case
Now our little conversation was like a revelation
Redirecting my dreams as God knows I never sell my soul to rock and roll or rap or wear those tight skinny [Am] jeans _
How'd you [G] know I'd rather sing my own [A] songs and be a puppet on a string?
[Bm] I'll wear what I want to wear.
I'm gonna [G] sing what I want to sing heaven knows
All I need [A] is my faith my fans my friends and my [Bm] family
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[G] Besides I'd rather be an old fence [A] post in Texas than the king of [D] Tennessee _ _ _ _ _ _
So I loaded up my old pickup truck I drove back home to Amarillo
Got a gig off Oh Route 66 at this ballroom called the armadillo and for the first thousand shows or so
Not a soul showed up.
I thought about quitting every other day, but I just kept on kicking that cup
_ _ _ Yeah, I kept kicking [Dm] that can surrounded by
Blood sweat and beers and wouldn't you know I became an overnight sensation
Just over ten years and now I'm packing out all the dance halls and the rodeos every night
I got a pretty wife a ranch a band a bus a boat.
I'd say [Dm] I'm doing all right
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And you [G] know, I'd rather sing my own [A] songs and be a puppet on a string
[Bm] I wear what I want to wear.
[G] I'm gonna sing what I want to sing heaven
Know it's all I need [A] is my faith my fans my friends and my [Bm] family
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[G] Besides I'd rather be an old fence [A] post in Texas than the king of [D] Tennessee
_ Oh, how about a little front porch picking boys?
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[D] Well, wouldn't you know that old record man showed up one night at this honky-tonkin bar after my show
He said son, I believe you might be the next big country star.
He said we like how you keep it wrong
We like how you're keeping it real [Dm] and I think you may just have what we all like to call
_ commercial [D] appeal
_ _ Ain't that something?
[A] Well, sir, [G] I'd rather sing my own songs [A] and be a puppet on a [A] string
[Bm] I'll wear what I want to wear and I'm [G] gonna sing what I want to sing heaven knows [D] all I need
Is [A] my faith my fans my friends and my [Bm] family
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Besides [G] I'd rather be an old fence post [A] in Texas than the king of Tennessee
God bless, Tennessee
[G] _ But I'd rather be
It's an old fence post in Texas then [F] sell my soul to rock and roll a rapper wear those tight-fitting
[D#] skinny jeans
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