[Intro]
G A D
[Verse]
D
I've been into C & W
Em
Since 1946
A
Been a sideman, backup singer,
G D
Second stringer, overdubber
D
I've played the Grand Ole Opry
Em
And I've bus-toured throught the sticks
A
I've met superstars and poets
G D
Saints and sinners, money grubbers.
[Chorus 1]
G A
I've hung around and sung around
D Em
With country pickup bands
A D G D
I've seen things most folks got no idea of
D
But there ain't a lot of future
Em
In playin' one night stands
A G
Where clap is just the B-side of love
[Verse 2]
D
They call it country singin'
Em
And bluegrass white trash folk
A
And down-home cowboy
D G D
Rockabilly Nasheville blues
D
There's those that take it serious
Em
Some treat it like a joke
A D
But all I know, it's kept my kids in shoes.
[Bridge]
F#
I faked the parts I couldn't read
Bm
I wouldn't waste a dime
E A
On a retake in the studio of time
[Chorus 2]
G A
'Cause a snuff queen is a dimestore
D Em
Plastic budget rent-a-wife
A D G D
Like a pigeon's just an imitation dove
D
I've never had a bullet
Em
On the hit parade of life
A D G D
And clap is just the B-side of love
A D G D
And clap is just the B-side of love