Pop Country Is For Posers
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[Verse]
F C
My daddy had a Lightnin Hopkins 78
F C
It was covered in scratches and it popped when it played
F C
And I'd place the needle with a holy care
G G7
And Lightnin played me the first note that I ever felt
[Verse]
F C
Then I discovered the sounds of 67
F C
The message of love and of psychedelics
F C
And I got lost in them strawberry fields
G G7
I was on that magical mystery tour for a couple of years
[Chorus]
C Em7 Am
Cos yes the blues is for believers
C Em7 Am
And psychedelic rock is for dreamers
C Em7 Am
Consumer masses ain't got no soul
C Em7 Am
So you won't hear Lightnin Hopkins on the radio
C Em7 Am
So you won't hear Lightnin Hopkins on the radio
[Verse]
F C
And by 18 I felt like a misfit
F C
And teenage angst wouldn't let me quit
F C
And Johnny Rotten he spoke for me
G G7
And I found hope in anarchy
[Verse]
F C
And now I moonlight at a local lounge
F C
That primarily caters to a fake yuppie crowd
F C
And I just cringe as they request those pop country songs
G G7
So all them wannabes and pretenders can sing along
[Chorus]
C Em7 Am
Cause maybe punk rock is for losers
C Em7 Am
But pop country is for posers
C Em7 Am
Consumer masses aint got no soul
C Em7 Am
You wont hear the Sex Pistols on the radio
C Em7 Am
You wont hear the Sex Pistols on the radio
[Bridge]
F C Em7
Cos art is more than a business plan
Em F G G7
And a song is more than some Nashville scam
[Chorus]
C Em7 Am
And yes the blues is for believers
C Em7 Am
And psychedelic rock is for dreamers
C Em7 Am
And maybe Punk Rock is for losers
C Em7 Am
But Pop Country is for posers
C Em7 Am C
Yes Pop Country is for posers
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