These are Vestavia Hills chords by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
[Intro]
(C) G C G
C G C G
C G C G
C G C G
[Verse]
C
You're working
G C G
too hard
C
Or you're living '
G C G
too fast
C Em
Hands over your eyes
D C
with a foot on the gas
C G
And the best I can
C G
tell
C
The crowd seems
G C G
ashamed
C Em
It sounds like a warning
D
when they call
C
out your name
[Verse]
C
The boy genius is
G C G
grown now
C
The competition got
G C G
fierce
C Em
And you'd rather be anywhere
D C G/B
other than here
[Chorus]
Am
But it can get so
Em Am
much worse
G C
And I reckon it will
C
In Vestaviaaaa
G C G C G C G
Hills
[Verse]
C
Last night was a
G C G
long one
C
You made a lot of
G C G
new friends
C Em
And your band was on fire
D C
right up 'til the end
C
You met a girl from
G C G
the subuuuurbs
C
But you missed
G C G
all the cues
C Em
I bet you don't remember
D C
me tying your shoes
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[Verse]
C
The boy genius is
G C G
grown now
C
And you're an angry
G C G
young man
C Em
Well, I won't be around
D
when you die
C G/B
in the van
[Chorus]
Am
I got kids of my own
G C
Not much of a will
C G
In Vestavia Hills
C G C G C G
[Solo]
G Am Am Em
Em Am Am Em D Am
Am Em Em D D D
[Verse]
C G C G
This run is my last one
C G C G
I gotta get off the road
C
And gotta get my mind
Em Em C
back in the family mode
C G
And I wish you the best,
C G
son
C G C G
I've seen worse do alright
C Em
You're at war with your heart
D C
and you're too weak to fight
[Verse]
C G C G
The boy genius is grown now
C G C G
Your dreams all came true
C
And now you're left with
Em D C G/B
nothing but damage to do
[Chorus]
Am
Well, I've got dreams
of my own
G C
And my wife pays the bills
C G
In Vestavia Hills
C G C G C G
C G C G
Vestaviaaaa Hiiills
C G C G
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