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Capo 1
[Intro]
A B E E A B E E
A B E E A B E E
[Verse]
I remember Aback in Bschool I wasn'Et all that cool
I only Acared abouBt one thinEg
While the Ajocks were throwin' Bpasses
I Ewas ditchin' classes
All I Awanted was to Bplay my ole' Esix string
[Pre-Chorus]
I C#mspent a few nights alAone
But I C#mlearned every song on the Bradio
[Chorus]
Now, I'm the Alife of the Bparty
EEverybody knows if you Abring me a Bbeer
I'm gonna Esing you a song
I make Acampfires Bbetter
Bring Eeveryone together
No, AI may Bnever be a C#mrock star
But, Ahey, BI can play Eguitar
I said Ahey!
BI can play guiEtar
[Interlude]
A B E E A B E E
[Verse 2]
It Aalways Bsaves me when it Ecomes to the ladies
I've Anever been Bgreat with Ewords
But when I Aopen up my Bcase and tear the Eroof off the place
My guitAar does the tBalkin'
To Eall the pretty girls
[Chorus]
Now, I'm the Alife of the Bparty
EEverybody knows if you Abring me a Bbeer
I'm gonna Esing you a song
I make Acampfires Bbetter
Bring Eeveryone together
No, AI may Bnever be a C#mrock star
But, Ahey, BI can play guiEtar
I said Ahey!
[Bridge]
BI can C#mgo full throttle,
Play "BDust On The Bottle"
I can Estrum "Free Fallin'" with Aease
Yeah, I've been C#mknown to break a string
When I Bget a little crazy
But Elet me be G#mclear
I ain't Ano Brad Paisley
Uh-uh, but this guy thinks he is
[Solo]
A B E E A B E E
A B E E A B E E
[Chorus]
I'm the Alife of the Bparty
EEverybody knows if you Abring me a Bbeer
EHey, I'mMa play all night
I make Acampfires Bbetter
Bring Eeveryone together
No, AI may Bnever be a C#mrock star
But, Ahey, BI can play guiC#mtar
I said Ahey!
BI can play guiEtar
Now here we go
[Outro]
  A    B    E  EAw, take that!
AHeBy! EI Ecan play guitar
A B E E
AHeBy! EI Ecan play guitar

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I Can Play Guitar

by Brett Kissel

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

Capo 1

[Intro]

A B E E A B E E

[Verse]

A B E

I remember back in school I wasn't all that cool

A B E

I only cared about one thing

A B

While the jocks were throwin' passes

I was ditchin' classes

A B E

All I wanted was to play my ole' six string

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m A

I spent a few nights alone

C#m B

But I learned every song on the radio

[Chorus]

A B

Now, I'm the life of the party

E A B

Everybody knows if you bring me a beer

I'm gonna sing you a song

A B

I make campfires better

Bring everyone together

A B C#m

No, I may never be a rock star

A B E

But, hey, I can play guitar

I said hey!

B E

I can play guitar

[Interlude]

A B E E A B E E

[Verse 2]

A B E

It always saves me when it comes to the ladies

A B E

I've never been great with words

A B E

But when I open up my case and tear the roof off the place

A B

My guitar does the talkin'

To all the pretty girls

[Chorus]

A B

Now, I'm the life of the party

E A B

Everybody knows if you bring me a beer

I'm gonna sing you a song

A B

I make campfires better

Bring everyone together

A B C#m

No, I may never be a rock star

A B E

But, hey, I can play guitar

I said hey!

[Bridge]

B C#m

I can go full throttle,

Play "Dust On The Bottle"

E A

I can strum "Free Fallin'" with ease

C#m

Yeah, I've been known to break a string

When I get a little crazy

E G#m

But let me be clear

I ain't no Brad Paisley

Uh-uh, but this guy thinks he is

[Solo]

A B E E A B E E

[Chorus]

A B

I'm the life of the party

E A B

Everybody knows if you bring me a beer

Hey, I'mMa play all night

A B

I make campfires better

Bring everyone together

A B C#m

No, I may never be a rock star

A B C#m

But, hey, I can play guitar

I said hey!

B E

I can play guitar

Now here we go

[Outro]

A B E E

Aw, take that!

A B E E

Hey! I can play guitar

A B E E

Hey! I can play guitar

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