Intro
C Fm C Fm
Verse 1
CI live the kinda life
F C That most men only dream of
C G G7 CI make my livin' writin' songs and singin' them
Verse 2
CNow I'm thirty-eight years old
F CAnd I ain't got no place to Go when it's over
C GSo I hide my age, and I hit the stage tonight
C FmAnd try to kick the footlights out again
Pre-Chorus
CI throw my old guitar
Fm CAcross the stage and watch my bass man take the ball
C G G7And the crowd goes nearly wild.
CTo see my guitar nearly fall
CAnd after twenty years of pickin'
F CYou know I'm still alive, still kickin' in the walls
CBut tonight, I'll kick the footlights out
G CAnd I'll walk away without a curtain call
Chorus
FYeah, tonight, I'll kick the footlights out again
F CAnd I'll try to hide the mood I'm really in.
C GI might not put on that old Instamatic grin
G CYeah, tonight, I'll kick the footlights out again
And again and again, boys
Instrumental Break
F C G C Fm
Verse 1
C FmI live the kinda life
CThat most men only dream of
C G CI make my livin' writin' songs and singin' them
Verse 2
CNow I'm thirty-eight years old
Fm CAnd I ain't got no place to Go when it's over
C GSo I hide my age, and I hit the stage tonight
C Fm C Fm CAnd try to kick the footlights out again.
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