G
Don't waste your life behind that guitar
C
You may get gone, but you won't get far
G
You're not the first, boy you won't be the last
C
And you can tell us all about it when you come crawlin' back
Em D
Cause that road you're on, it just winds and winds
C
You're spinning your wheels, and wastin' your time
[Chorus]
G
But when the lights come up and I hear the band
C
And where they said I'd never be is right here where I stand
Em D C
I see the crowd and I look around, and I can't find an empty chair
D G
Not bad for a boy goin' nowhere
[Verse 2]
G
Now I get these calls, out on the road
C
Yeah we heard your song on the radio
G
We always said you'd make it big back then
C
Yeah and I tell everybody that I knew you back when
Em D
So don't forget us little folks
C
When you crash and burn, remember we told you so
[Chorus]
G
But when the lights come up and I hear the band
C
And where they said I'd never be is right here where I stand
Em D C
I see the crowd and I look around, and I can't find an empty chair
D G
Not bad for a boy goin' nowhere
[Bridge]
Em D C Em
And I need to thank the Father for every song I sing
G D
And for everyone who ever said I'd never be anything
Em D C
It took a whole lot of 'yes I wills' and 'I don't cares'
Em D C
A lot of run down dives and bars and rain soaked fairs
Em D C
To get to all of you down here and way back there
C D Em
Not bad for a guy goin' nowhere
C D G
Not bad for a boy goin' nowhere
