32 count Intro I turned sixteen got a brand new sixstring Haggard and Hank, Sting and Springsteen Peelin the paint every chance I got Daddy said Youre pretty good, but its tough out there Now Stairway To Heaven wont get ya anywhere Otta cut your hair, and get a real job. Chorus 1 So I started a band, and we got out of dodge In a Dodge van with no exhaust Got high off the fumes, but we played our tunes Aint no one gonna say I cant Yeah, I started a band, stared a band Started a band and I met a girl Sang my songs and rocked her world Goin strong but out of the blue one day She said I cant love a music man So I dropped my dream and sold my amp But Ill be damned if she didnt leave me anyway Chorus 2 So I stared a band, with a couple new guys We played those same ol dives Yeah, we never sold gold, okay, we never sold Aint no one gonna say I cant Yeah, I started a band, started a band But the lead picker always played too loud And him and the drummer had a fallin out Bass man stayed out of it and just got drunk I was Nashville bound, my dreams were bigger I knocked em out they just couldnt pull the trigger And thats Nashville speak for I stunk, as a solo man Chorus 3 So I started a band, we play what we like On a stage thats eight feet wide But I got my pride, and I got my van I kept who I am, I started a band Started a band, cant get this guitar out my hand Yeah I started a band
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