The Geezer Group
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Intro:
Am Am Am D E
[Verso 1]
Am
I laid my guitar down slow,
Am
In that well-worn leather case.
Am
Played my last club last week,
Am
To a room full of anonymous faces.
Am
Used to chase that midnight train.
Am
Used to know every sidestep.
D
Now the road feels long and dry,
D
And my hands got no more edge.
Break:
Am Am Am
D
Back when songs were worth a dime,
D
A man could feed on a tune.
Am
Now every shed on every block
Am
Got a band howlin' at the moon.
D
Too much noise on every porch,
D
Too much cheap, too much near.
E
If everybody makes a song who's left to hear.
[Refrão]
Am
Too many garage bands.
Am
Too many garage bands.
D
The river got thin now.
D Am
And the money went sand.
Am
Too many garage bands.
Am
Too many garage bands.
Am E
When supply runs wild.
Am
The working man's canned.
Break:
Am Am Am D
[Verso 2]
Am
I hear them programs spittin' gold.
Am
Clean as rain on tin.
D
They don't sweat, they don't age,
D
The don't wake up broke again.
Am
And the kids don't need my chords.
Am
They got a screen to do the countin'.
E
Pretty little songs on tap, like water from a mountain.
Am
And I know that record deal,
Am
Ain't waitin' by the door.
Am
I'm too old to chase bar gigs for less than I got paid before.
D
The pay got shaved so thin
D
You can see right through the card.
E
A man can love the game to death,
E Am
And still get buried hard.
Break:
Am Am Am D
[Refrão]
Am
Too many garage bands.
Am
Too many garage bands.
D
The river got thin now.
D Am
And the money went sand.
Am
Too many garage bands.
Am
Too many garage bands.
Am E
When supply runs wild.
Am
The working man's canned.
Break:
Am Am Am D
[Verso 3]
Am
I made my days out of six strings.
Am
Made a life from wood and wire.
Am
Bought a house, raised a family,
Am
Kept my old bones near the fire.
D
So I can't hate the ending.
D
Though it cuts me to the core.
Am
I'm grateful for the road I had,
E
And sorry for the ones before.
[Refrão]
Am
Too many garage bands.
Am
Too many garage bands.
D
The river got thin now.
D Am
And the money went sand.
Am
Too many garage bands.
Am
Too many garage bands.
Am E
When supply runs wild.
Am
The working man's canned.
Outro:
Am
Too many garage bands.
D
If the world don't need my hands.
E
I still bless the man who can.
Outro:
Am Am Am D E
Am Am Am D E
Fade
How to play The Geezer Group
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.