Tom: C#m
A E A E A A E
[Verse 1]
A E
Over in the corner
A E
Like an old barstool
A
He held me up
E
Right when I needed him to
[Verse 2]
A E
He said “Listen up my friend
A E
Let me tell you what I know
A
You can wish you were someone else
E
Then you gotta let it go
[Chorus]
E
Cause that’s a good way
B
To get a bad start
E A
I don’t care what straw you drew
E B E A E
You gotta let it make the best of you
[Verse 3]
A E
We ain't playing a game
A E
We ain’t running a race
A
It’s a way of life, boy
E
You just gotta find your place
[Verse 4]
A E
I used to be like you
A E
Would sit here in the dark
A
Watch ‘em in the spotlight
E
And pick myself apart
[Chorus]
E
But that’s a good way
B
To get a bad start
E A
I don’t care what straw you drew
E B E
You gotta let it make the best of you
[Bridge]
A E A E A E E B E A E B E
C#m
You don’t need
G#7
To bring down the house
E7 A
If you can bring ‘em inside
Am E B
When they bring down the lights”
[Verse 5]
A E
Then the room went dark
A E
I could barely see his face
A
Picked up his old Martin box
E
Ready for the stage
[Verse 6]
A E
He said “Let me ask you this
A E
Whatcha gonna do?
A
Will you pick yourself up
E
Or find a crack to fall through?
[Chorus]
E
Cause that’s a good way
B
To get a bad start
E A
I don’t care what straw you drew
E B E A
You gotta let it make the best of you
E
You don’t need a good way
B
To get a bad start
E A
I don’t care what straw you drew
E B E
You gotta let it make the best of you
