Chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter - Opening Act

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_ _ I had an experience recently that most singers and musicians have early in their careers
_ But it was pretty unpleasant and being a songwriter
The only way I could purge myself of it was [E] to write a song about it
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You don't have a backstage [G#] room of your [C#] own
[F#m] Just tap feedback [A] in your microphone
[D] You didn't get a sound check cuz you're not worth [Dm] the time
[A] You're gonna have to face it.
[F#] You're no better than slime
[B] _ You don't know [E] me
I'm the [A] opening act
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_ [B] _ _ [E] _ [A] Now I don't have a hit [G#m] on the billboard [C#]
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[F#m] I don't have a limousine [A] that stretches three blocks
[D] Ready to take me [Dm] from door to door
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Just like that [F#] jackass I'm opening for
_ [B] He doesn't know [E] me
I'm his [A] opening act
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_ [A] _ _ _ [D] Now I'm not going bald [Dm] so I don't wear a hat [A] and tight jeans [D] don't fit me
[A] I'm a little too fat.
I [B] can't afford little jackets that are covered with [B] stones
[E] So I don't expect you like me, [F] but that's [E] how it goes [A] now for 37 minutes
[G#m] I sang [C#] out my heart.
[F#m] I was so darn nervous.
[A] I just wanted to bar
[D]
This is my career [Dm] and I'm paying my dues if I ever [A] get rich and famous
I guess [F#] I'll be a jackass too.
[B] Till then you don't know [E] me I'm a [A] opening act
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