{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1863933,"song":"Overnight Success","artist":"Zane Williams","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11415594-overnight-success-chords-by-zane-williams/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1863933?type=chord","rating":4.47613,"votes":15,"content":"Drop D Tuning\r\n\r\n\r\n*RIFF*\r\n\r\n[tab]E|---------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------|\r\nG|---------------------------|\r\nD|-----0--3--0---------------|\r\nA|-h3-----------3/2/0--------|\r\nE|--------------------2--0---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n(Verse 1)                                                             D (Riff)\r\nFirst you buy an ol’ second–hand amp with a knob that sticks?\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou plug a cheap Fender in,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthen you crank it to ten and you learn a few Haggard licks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen you play every day for oh, about nine or ten years?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                                                         [ch]D[/ch] (Riff)\r\nWritin’ songs for your girl and blowin’ all your money on gear[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen you talk to a drummer who’s a friend of a friend at church?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe’s got a buddy who’s been learnin’ the bass, so you get together after work[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou play together six months ‘til the band is tight?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nBook your first big gig on a Friday night?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStep up to the mic and pray you remember the words[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Chorus 1)\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen you sing about love, or maybe love gone wrong?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you do a little drinkin’ to a drinkin’ song?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou make everybody dance, everybody smile, everybody feel good for a while[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] (Riff)\r\nAnd when you’re done...way to go, you finished step one[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Verse 2)\r\n[tab]                                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNext you borrow ten grand from your uncle and you make a CD[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nGood luck payin’ him back, ‘cause it’s a modern–day fact,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nanybody can get it for free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou spend your time online makin’ virtual fans,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nshoppin’ for a band van while you work for the man[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n‘Til you book enough gigs you can turn in your two weeks[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Chorus 2)\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen you sing about love, or maybe love gone wrong?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you do a little drinkin’ to a drinkin’ song?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou make everybody dance, everybody smile, everybody feel good for a while[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] (Riff)\r\nAnd when you’re through....that’s pretty good, but that’s just step two?(Two step[/tab]\r\nit now)\r\n\r\n(SOLO)\r\n\r\n(Bridge)\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStep three: glue your hands to a steerin’ wheel?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStep four: eat fast food every meal?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                                             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nStep five and six: fire the original band, and buy a new van[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStep seven: burn out and give it up?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStep eight: come back ‘cause it’s what you love[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nStep nine: you finally get a shot at the big time[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Chorus 3)\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo you sing about love, or maybe love gone wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you put your whole heart and soul into every song[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou make Letterman laugh and Leno smile, stack your awards up in a pile[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] (Riff)\r\nAnd guess what’s next... Everybody calls you an overnight success[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Spoken)\r\nYeah, you’re an overnight success.\r\n?Hey, and all it really took was twenty years of blood, sweat and tears\r\n?You know what, on second thought, maybe you should just... I don’t know... \r\ntry out for American Idol or something","plain_text":"Drop D Tuning\n\n\n*RIFF*\n\n\n\n\n\n(Verse 1)                                                             D (Riff)\nFirst you buy an ol’ second–hand amp with a knob that sticks?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Chorus 1)\n\n\n\n\n\n(Verse 2)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Chorus 2)\n\n\n\n\nit now)\n\n(SOLO)\n\n(Bridge)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Chorus 3)\n\n\n\n\n\n(Spoken)\nYeah, you’re an overnight success.\n?Hey, and all it really took was twenty years of blood, sweat and tears\n?You know what, on second thought, maybe you should just... I don’t know... \ntry out for American Idol or something","chords":["D","E","B","G","A","C","D7","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}