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Starter Home
From the album Starter Home
Capo I
[Intro]
e|---C--------|--C---------|--C---------|--C---------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|------0----|------0----|------0----|------0----|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-2h3-------|-2h3-------|-2h3-------|-2h3-------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
                                        Doors and
[Verse 1]
wCindows, pretty gFarden
Room enCough for a famGily
We canCnot afford not to bForrow
[Refrain]
And it's Amju---Gust a starter hFome
A starter hCome
[Verse 2]
Throw a pCarty in the kFitchen
Dancing Cso slow in the hGall
And if sComething might get brFoken
[Refrain]
Well, it's Amju---Gust a starter hFome
A starter hCome
[Interlude]
C F C G C F Am G F C
[Verse 3]
MotorcCycle in the Falley
What an Casshole, my baby's crGying
Roof is lCeaking, neighbour's cFrazy
[Refrain]
And it's Amju---Gust a starter hFome
A starter hCome
[Verse 4]
We're not fCighting, we're just tFalking
Can't you sCee my my point of vGiew
It's a lCong way from where we're gFoing
[Refrain]
And it's Amju---Gust a starter hFome
A starter hCome
[Bridge]
Maybe in tFime we shoulda moved Con
We stayed hC/Bere all alAmo---G---F-ne
N.C.          C  
in a starter home
[Interlude]
C F C G C F Am G F C
[Verse 5]
There's a sCign out in the frFont yard
"Bring your drCeams and your famiGly"
You canCnot afford to mFiss this
[Refrain]
Just lAmi----Gsted starter hFome
A starter hCome
[Bridge]
Maybe in tFime we shoulda moved Con
We stayed hC/Bere all alAmo---G---F-ne
N.C.          C  
in a starter home
C
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Starter Home

by Doug Paisley

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Starter Home

From the album Starter Home

Capo I

[Intro]

C C C C

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

G|------0----|------0----|------0----|------0----|

D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

A|-2h3-------|-2h3-------|-2h3-------|-2h3-------|

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

Doors and

[Verse 1]

C F

windows, pretty garden

C G

Room enough for a family

C F

We cannot afford not to borrow

[Refrain]

Am G F

And it's ju---ust a starter home

A starter home

[Verse 2]

C F

Throw a party in the kitchen

C G

Dancing so slow in the hall

C F

And if something might get broken

[Refrain]

Am G F

Well, it's ju---ust a starter home

A starter home

[Interlude]

C F C G C F Am G F C

[Verse 3]

C F

Motorcycle in the alley

C G

What an asshole, my baby's crying

C F

Roof is leaking, neighbour's crazy

[Refrain]

Am G F

And it's ju---ust a starter home

A starter home

[Verse 4]

C F

We're not fighting, we're just talking

C G

Can't you see my my point of view

C F

It's a long way from where we're going

[Refrain]

Am G F

And it's ju---ust a starter home

A starter home

[Bridge]

F C

Maybe in time we shoulda moved on

C/B Am G F

We stayed here all alo-------ne

N.C.

in a starter home

[Interlude]

C F C G C F Am G F C

[Verse 5]

C F

There's a sign out in the front yard

C G

"Bring your dreams and your family"

C F

You cannot afford to miss this

[Refrain]

Am G F

Just li----sted starter home

A starter home

[Bridge]

F C

Maybe in time we shoulda moved on

C/B Am G F

We stayed here all alo-------ne

N.C.

in a starter home

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| h Hammer-on

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