Intro: (C) G C G
C G C G
C G C G
C G C G
Verse 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 name
Verse 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 here
Am 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 Hills
Verse 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 shoes
Verse 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 van
Am
I got kids of my own
G C
Not much of a will
C G C G C G C G
In Vestavia Hills
Instrumental/Solo
G Am Am Em
Em Am Am Em D Am
Am Em Em D D D
Verse 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 fight
Verse 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 do
Am
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