Footlights Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I l[Bm]ive[C][G][D][G][Cm]
[G]the[Am] kind[Cm] of [G]life
[C]that most men only [G]dream of
I make my living [D]writin' songs
and singin' [G]bills
But I'm 41 years old
and I ain't [C]got no place to
go when it's [G]over.
But I hide my age and make the stage,
[D]try to kick the footlights out [G]again.
[Cm]I th[G]row my old
guitar across the [C]stage
And then the bassman takes the [G]ball
And the crowd goes nearly [D]wild
To see my guitar nearly [G]fall
After twenty years of pickin'
[C]I'm still alive and kickin'
down some [G]walls
Tonight we'll kick the footlights [D]out
And walk away without a curtain [G]call
[C]Tonight we'll kick the
footlights out again
And try to hide the mood
[G]we're [C]in[G]
I'd not put on our old insulated [D]grin
Tonight we'll kick the footlights out [G]again
[C][G][C][G][C]
[G][D]
[G][Am][G][Cm]
I [G]live the kind of life
[C]that most men only [G]dream of
[C]I m[G]ake my living writing t[D]hese songs
And sending them down [G]to Hank Jr.
But I'm 41 years old
and I ain't [C]got no place to
go when [G]it's over
Tonight we'll kick the footlights out
[D]And walk away without a curtain

[Outro 1]
call
[G][D]
[G][G][Cm][Cm][G]