Startin´ With Me
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Intro: B G#m
B
I had a one night stand with my best friend's baby sister
G#m
To this day he still won't speak to me
E
I pawned my grandpa's old guitar in college
F#
For a case of beer and a tank of gasoline
B
I took a swing at my old man one Christmas
G#m
I never dreamed that it would be his last
E
I wish mom had rung my neck when she caught me with those cigarettes
F#
Which reminds me, I'm down to my last pack
B G#m (F#)
If I had a dime, for half the things I did
E
That didn't make no sense at all,
F#
I'd be livin' a little higher on the hog
B D#m7
If only I'd a known, that later on down the road
G#m F# E
I'd look back and not like what I see
C#m F# B
I'd a changed a lot of things, startin' with me
I called my brother everything I could think of
The night he wouldn't bail me out of jail
I lost a job most folks 'round here would die for
By layin' out all night and raisin' hell
I let a woman that I love slip through my fingers
Chalk another dumb move up to my foolish pride
I wasn't there standin' by the bed, when the preacher bowed his head
With the family, the day my grandma died
If I had a dime, for half the things I did
That didn't make no sense at all, I'd be livin' a little higher on the hall
If only I'd a known, that later on down the road
I'd look back and not like what I see
I'd a changed a lot of things, startin' with me
(solo) B G#m E F#
If only I'd a known, that later on down the road
I'd look back and not like what I see
I'd a changed a lot of things, startin' with me
G#m
Startin' with me
Outro: B G#m
How to play Startin´ With Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.