Outfit — Drive-By Truckers
Chords and lyrics for Outfit by Drive-By Truckers (key of C).
Verse 1
From: Robert Sin
Verse 1
[C]You want to grow up to paint [G]houses like me
A [D]trailer in my yard till [C]you're [G]23
You [C]want to be old after [G]42 years
Keep [D]dropping the hammer and [C]grinding the [G]gears
Verse 2
Well, I [D]used to go out in a [C]Mustang[G]
A [D]302 Mach One in [C][G]green
[D]Me and your Mama made[C] you in the[G] back
And I [D]sold it to buy her a [C][G]ring
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
Chorus
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 [Am]away[Em][G]
Verse 3
Six [D]months in a St. Florian [C]foundry[G]
They[D] call it Industrial [C]Park[G]
Then [D]hospital maintenance and [C]Tech [G]School
Just to[D] memorize Frigidaire [C]parts[G]
But I [C]got to missing your [G]Mama
And I [C]got to missing you [G]too
So I [C]went back to painting for [Em]my old man
And I [D]guess that’s what I’ll always[C] do
So [C]don’t try to change who you are[G] boy
And [C]don’t try to be who you [G]ain’t
And [C]don’t let me catch you in [Em]Kendale
[D]With a bucket of wealthy-man’s[C] paint
Chorus
Don’t[C] call what your wearing an [G]outfit
Don’t[C] ever say your car is [G]broke
Don’t[C] sing with a fake British [Em]accent
Don’t[D] act like your family’s a [C]joke
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 [Am]away[Em][G]
Don’t give it [Am][G]away[Em]
Solo
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