Fence Post
Fence Post

Fence Post easy guitar chords by Aaron Watson

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  • Verse 1
    Now this is a true 
    story for 

    the most part 

    That occurred on 
    the top floor 
    of this 

    Bigwig 
    record 
    executive's office in Nashville, 

    Tennessee 

    Now understand 
    I'm not poking 
    any fun 

    or 
    disrespecting anybody 

    God knows 
    I love country music 

    with all my 
    heart and soul 

    And 
    I love the Grand 
    Ole Opry 

    But I do have a 
    problem with someone 

    who 

    Can't even 
    play a D 
    chord on a 

    guitar 

    Telling someone 
    with a dream 

    that they won't 
    get far 

    So this song is 
    dedicated 

    to all those underdogs 
    like 
    me 

    Out there 
    running around 

    Don't 
    get discouraged 

    if you have a 
    dream 

    Don't 
    be afraid to 

    chase it down 

    Verse 2
    It's how it goes 

    He 
    said, "Son, 
    don't get 
    offended 

    by what 
    I'm about 
    to say 

    I can see 
    you have 
    a passion 

    For the songs 
    you write 
    and play 

    But you 
    lack what 
    we all 
    call 

    commercial 
    appeal 

    And you 
    just don't have 
    what it takes 

    To 
    make 
    it 
    here 
    in Nashville" 

    Verse 3
    Ouch 


    Well 
    my 
    heart 
    felt 
    like 
    a train 
    wreck 

    But 
    I wore 
    a smile 
    on my 
    face 

    said, 
    "Thank 
    you 
    for your 
    time, 
    sir" 

    Put my 
    guitar 
    back 
    in its 
    case 

    Our 
    little 
    conversation 
    was like 

    a revelation 

    Redirecting my dreams 

    'Cause 
    God 
    knows 
    I'd never 

    sell my 
    soul 
    to rock 
    'n' 
    roll 

    Or rap 
    or wear those 
    tight 

    Verse 4
    skinny 
    jeans 

    'Cause 
    you know I'd 
    rather 

    sing 
    my 
    own songs 

    Than be 
    puppet 
    on 
    a string 

    I'll 
    wear 
    what 
    I want 
    to wear 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    sing 
    what 
    I wanna 
    sing 

    Heaven 
    knows 
    all 
    I need 

    Is 
    my 
    faith, 
    my fans, 

    my friends 
    and my fam
    ily 

    Besides 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    an 
    old 

    fence 
    post 
    in 
    Texas 

    Than 
    the king 
    of 
    Ten
    nessee 

    Verse 5

    So 
    loaded 
    up 
    my 
    old 
    pickup 
    truck 

    And I drove 
    back 
    home 
    to 
    Amarillo 

    Got 
    a gig 
    off 
    old route 
    66 

    At this ballroom 
    called 
    The 
    Armadillo 

    And for 
    the first 
    thousand 
    shows 
    or 
    so 

    Not a 
    soul 
    showed 
    up 

    I thought 
    about 
    quitting 

    every 
    other day 

    Verse 6
    But I just 
    kept 
    on 
    kicking 
    that cup 


    Yeah, I 
    kept 
    kicking 
    that can 

    surrounded 
    by 

    Blood, 
    sweat, 
    and 
    beers 

    And 
    wouldn't 
    you know 
    became 

    an overnight 
    sensation 

    In just 
    over 
    ten 
    years 

    And 
    now I'm 
    packing 
    out 

    all 
    the dance 
    hall

    An
    d the 
    rodeos 
    every 
    night 

    got 
    a pretty 
    wife, 
    a ranch, 

    a band, 
    bus, 
    a boat 

    Verse 7
    I'd 
    say I'm 
    doing 
    alright 


    And you 
    know 
    I'd 
    rather 

    sing 
    my 
    own 
    songs 

    Than 
    be 
    puppet 
    on 
    a string 

    I'll 
    wear 
    what I 
    want 
    to wear 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    sing 
    what 
    I wanna 
    sing 

    Heaven 
    knows 
    all 
    I need 

    Is 
    my 
    faith, 
    my fans, 

    my friends 
    and my 
    fam
    ily 

    Besides 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    an 

    old fence 
    post 
    in 
    Texas 

    Than 
    the king 
    of 
    Ten
    nessee 

    Verse 8
    Oh, 
    how 'bout 
    a little 
    front 
    porch 
    picking, 

    Interlude 1
    boys 




    Verse 9

    Well, 
    wouldn't 
    you know 

    that 
    old 
    record 
    man 

    Showed 
    up 
    one night 
    at this 

    honky 
    tonking bar 

    After 
    my show 
    he 
    said, 

    "Son, 
    I believe 
    you 
    might be 

    the next 
    big 
    country 
    star" 

    He said, 
    "We like 
    how 
    you 
    keep 
    it raw 

    We like 
    how you 
    keeping 
    it real 

    And 
    I think 
    you may 
    just 
    have 
    what 

    We 
    all like 
    to call 
    commercial 
    appeal" 

    Huh, 
    ain't that 
    something 

    Well, 
    sir 

    I'd 
    rather 
    sing 
    Verse 10
    my 
    own songs 

    Than be 
    puppet 
    on 
    a string 

    I'll 
    wear 
    what 
    I want 
    to wear 

    And 
    I'm gonna 
    sing 
    what 

    I wanna 
    sing 

    Heaven 
    knows 
    all 
    I need 

    Is 
    my 
    faith, 
    my fans, 

    my friends 
    and my 
    fam
    ily 

    Besides 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    an 

    old fence 
    post 
    in 
    Texas 

    Than 
    the king 
    of 
    Tenness
    ee 

    God 
    bless 
    Tenness
    ee 

    But I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    just 
    an old 

    fence 
    post 
    in 
    Texas 

    Than sell 
    my 
    soul 
    to 
    rock 'n' 
    roll 

    Or rap 
    or wear 
    those 
    tight 
    skinny 
    jeans 

    Outro 1


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