D
The promoter says he wants to cancel
                                 G
Cause there ain't enough tickets sold
    A
The air conditioner on the bus just broke
                       D
and I can't shake this cold

The single lost the bullet,
                        G
the singer's losin' his wife;
       A
well I might be crazy but I wouldn't change
                          D
A single thing about this life.

Sometimes we feel like champions,
                        G
sometimes we just can't win,
     A
sometimes our records hit the top of the charts
                        D
or the discount bargain bins.

Through almost 20 years of touring
                                       G
We've remained partners, brothers, and friends
   A
we keep it together cause we're sure
                                      D
we're gonna be big time before it all ends.


[Chorus]
        G
Well just as long as Johnny got his fiddle.
    D
and Jimmy's got his drums along
     A
then Jeffrey and me and Bobby will be
D
singing all our favorite songs
          G
Catch the fire from the folks in the front row
        D                       G
fan the flames as the beat gets strong
D             F#   B       A
it's great to be a part of something
   G           A         D
so good that's lasted so long


[Verse 2]
D
Well I saw a story in the paper
                        G
suddenly the band's big news
    A
the critics all like our records just fine
                        D
but they seem a bit confused

is it folk or rock or country    Whoa!
                               G
seems like everybody cares but us
        A
so just leave us an early wakeup call
                     D
so we don't miss the bus


[Chorus]
        G
Well just as long as Johnny got his fiddle.
    D
and Jimmy's got his drums along
     A
then Jeffrey and me and Bobby will be
D
singing all our favorite songs
          G
Catch the fire from the folks in the front row
        D                       G
fan the flames as the beat gets strong
D             F#   B       A
it's great to be a part of something
   G           A         D
so good that's lasted so long


[Verse 3]
D                                                           G
The band says it can't stand my latest song, it's too personal
    A
but my first wife's second marriage blew up
                                     D
and had to get the dang thing annulled

well if that ain't something to sing about
                      G
well you tell me what is
          A
and we'll give it a beat and put it on the street
                               D
and we just might have another hit


[Chorus]
        G
Well just as long as Johnny got his fiddle.
    D
and Jimmy's got his drums along
     A
then Jeffrey and me and Bobby will be
D
singing all our favorite songs
          G
Catch the fire from the folks in the front row
        D                       G
fan the flames as the beat gets strong
D             F#   B       A
it's great to be a part of something
   G           A         D
so good that's lasted so long


[Outo]
D             F#   B       A
it's great to be a part of something
   G           A         D
so good that's lasted so long