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This a great song off Butch Walker's latest record. It's very simple to play but sounds 
great! I recommend you
lift the forefinger a few times during the Am chord, it'll sound pretty much like the 
record ;)
Intro :
 Em   G   C   Em2x
Oooh
Well I Emmarried the shot girl at a Gspring break bar
CLived it up and hit the ceiling on the Amfloor of my car
SEmhe got me a job taking memGories to the trash
C21 and over, yeah it Amhappens real fast
EmOooGhC  Em  
We haEmd our first baby and I spent Gmy last dime
CTrying to keep up with him growing out of cloAmthes and out of time
 Em                                      G                 C
SittinAmg after my shift, the drinks are free but I'm not
EmOooGhC  Em  
Daddy Cwhat will I be
If I Gever grow Dup
Can I Cget out of a town
That drowns Geverything I lDove
Come Chell or high water
I'm gonna Gleave herDe when I'm sobCerD  
I don't wanna be 21 and over
EmOooGhC  Em  
Spent thDe harder half of life
Trying to see where I went wrong
Getting Clost inside a word
Of Gmy own song
yeah Dlife's too short for
Who I long to CbeD  
EmOooGhC  Am  
Daddy Cwhat will I be
If I Gever grow Dup
Can I Cget out of a town
That drowns Geverything I lDove
Come Chell or high water
I'm gonna Gleave herDe when I'm sobCerD  
I don't wanna be 21 and over
 Em   G   C   Amrepeat until the end

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This a great song off Butch Walker's latest record. It's very simple to play but sounds

great! I recommend you

lift the forefinger a few times during the Am chord, it'll sound pretty much like the

record ;)

Intro :

Em G C Em

Oooh

Em G

Well I married the shot girl at a spring break bar

C Am

Lived it up and hit the ceiling on the floor of my car

Em G

She got me a job taking memories to the trash

C Am

21 and over, yeah it happens real fast

Em G C Em

Oooh

Em G

We had our first baby and I spent my last dime

C Am

Trying to keep up with him growing out of clothes and out of time

Em G C

Sitting after my shift, the drinks are free but I'm not

Em G C Em

Oooh

Daddy what will I be

G D

If I ever grow up

Can I get out of a town

G D

That drowns everything I love

Come hell or high water

G D C D

I'm gonna leave here when I'm sober

I don't wanna be 21 and over

Em G C Em

Oooh

Spent the harder half of life

Trying to see where I went wrong

Getting lost inside a word

Of my own song

yeah life's too short for

C D

Who I long to be

Em G C Am

Oooh

Daddy what will I be

G D

If I ever grow up

Can I get out of a town

G D

That drowns everything I love

Come hell or high water

G D C D

I'm gonna leave here when I'm sober

I don't wanna be 21 and over

Em G C Am

repeat until the end

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