Verse
D A Bm
So I heard you made New Music Friday
G F#m A
Well congratz from a truck stop somewhere out on the highway
G A Bm A F#m G
I’m out here this summer chasing down dreams
Em A
Watching the rearview and eating baked beans
[Verse 2]
D A Bm
You could say that I’m doing things my way
G D A
Though it seems like for years now my life has gone sideways
G A Bm A F#m G
But I’ll keep this tour van between both the lines
Em A
Break my guitar strings and scream in the mic
C A
And offset the carbon that I oxidize
G
‘Cuz I’m trying my freakin best
[Interlude]
D A Bm G F#m A G A Bm A F#m G Em A
[Verse 3]
D A Bm
My phone says I’m in mid life crisis
G D A
That Reddit thread’s dead, left to my own devices
G A Bm A F#m G
So I’m out making music and making new friends
Em A
In all likelihood never see them again
C A
‘Cuz I’m lonely and lost and fucked up in the head
G
But I’m trying
[Chorus]
G D
So I’ll stand on a stage in Mobile, Alabama
F#m G
My heart beating out of my chest
G
‘Cuz baby I’m trying
G
Yes I’m trying
D
My freakin best
[Guitar Solo]
D Bm G D A G A Bm Em A D A Bm G F#m A G A Bm Em A
[Verse 4]
D A Bm
I’m trying to be a little less tragic
G D A
For the first time in my life I’m trying to find magic
G A
I’m trying to be reckless
Bm A F#m G
I’m trying to be brave
G A Bm A F#m G
I’m trying to be someone who tries to behave
G A Bm A F#m G
I’m trying to unlock all the bolts on my cage
G
I’m trying
[Chorus]
G D
So I’ll stand on a stage in Mobile, Alabama
F#m G
My heart beating out of my chest
G
‘Cuz baby I’m trying
G
Yes I’m trying
G
My freakin best
[Outro]
D A Bm Gm G