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Outfit

Drive-By Truckers
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
You  want to grow up to paint  houses like me,  a trailer in
 my yard till  you're 23
 You  want to be old after  42 years, keep  dropping the hammer
 and  grinding the  gears
 Well, I  used to go out in a  Mustang,  a  302 Mach One in
 green
Me  and your Mama made  you in the  back and I  sold it to buy
 her a  ring
 And I  learned not to say much of  nothing and I  figured you
 already  know
 but in  case you don’t or  maybe forgot, I’ll lay  it out real
 nice and  slow
 Don’t  call what your wearing an  outfit. Don’t  ever say your
 car is  broke
 Don’t  worry about losing your  accent, a Southern  Man tells
 better  jokes
 Have  fun but stay clear of the  needle. Call  home on your
 sister’s  birthday
 Don’t  tell them you’re bigger than  Jesus, don’t give it
 away
 Six  months in a St. Florian  foundry, they  call it Industrial Park.
 Then  hospital maintenance and Tech School,  just  to memorize Frigidaire  parts.
 But  I got to missing your Mama  and  I got to missing you  too.
 So  I went back to painting for my  old man and  I guess that’s what I’ll  always do
 So  don’t try to change who you are  boy, and don’t  try to be who you ain’t.
 And  don’t let me catch you in Kendale  with  a bucket of wealthy-man’s paint.
 Don’t  call what your wearing an  outfit. Don’t  ever say your car is broke.
 Don’t  sing with a fake British accent.  Don’t  act like your family’s  a joke.
 Have  fun, but stay clear of the needle,  call  home on your sister’s birthday.
 Don’t  tell them you’re bigger than  Jesus, Don’t give it away.
 Don’t  give it away.

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Readable chord sheet for Outfit by Drive-By Truckers

[C]You want to grow up to p[G]aint houses like m[D]e, a trailer in
my yard till[C] you're 2[G]3
You[C] want to be old after[G] 42 years, keep[D] dropping the hammer
and[C] grinding the[G] gears

Well, I[D] used to go out in a[C] Mustang[G], a[D] 302 Mach One in[C]
gree[G]n
[D]Me and your Mama made[C] you in the[G] back and I[D] sold it to buy
her a[C] ring[G]
And I[C] learned not to say much of[G] nothing and I[C] figured you
already[G] know
but in[C] case you don’t or[Em] maybe forgot, I’ll [D]lay it out real
nice and[C] slow

Don’t[C] call what your wearing an[G] outfit. Don’t[C] ever say your
car is[G] broke
Don’t[C] worry about losing your[Em] accent, a [D]Southern Man tells
better[C] jokes
Have[C] fun but stay clear of the[G] needle. Call[C] home on your
sister’s[G] birthday
Don’t[C] tell them you’re bigger than[Em] Jesus, don’t give it
away[Am]   [G]     [Em]
S[D]ix months in a St. Flori[C]an found[G]ry, [D]they call it Industrial [C]Park.[G]
T[D]hen hospital maintenance and Tech [C]Schoo[G]l, j[D]ust to memorize Frigida[C]ire part[G]s.
B[C]ut I got to missing your M[G]ama and[C] I got to missing y[G]ou too.
S[C]o I went back to painting for [Em]my old man and[D] I guess that’s what I’l[C]l always do
S[C]o don’t try to change who you [G]are boy, and [C]don’t try to be who you [G]ain’t.
A[C]nd don’t let me catch you in K[Em]endale wit[D]h a bucket of wealthy-man’s p[C]aint.
D[C]on’t call what your wearing an[G] outfit. Don’[C]t ever say your car is bro[G]ke.
D[C]on’t sing with a fake British [Em]accent. D[D]on’t act like your family’[D]s a joke[G].
H[C]ave fun, but stay clear of the [G]needle, cal[C]l home on your sister’s [G]birthday.
D[G]on’t tell them you’re bigger than[Em] Jesus, Don’t give it away[Am].  [G]    [Em]
D[Em]on’t give it away.[Am]   [G]     [Em]

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