Get a Guitar

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I grew up out on the rural route There was one road there and there was one road out From the very first time he set me on his knee There was one thing daddy always said to me [Chorus] "Get a guitar, start a band It's somethin' worth doin' with your two hands If you wanna get ahead, son, here's the ticket Get a guitar and learn how to pick it" [Verse 2] Soon as I was old enough to hold my own You sent away the Sears for a Silvertone I played for the cows, played for the chickens I could hear them peckin' while I was a pickin' [Chorus] He said, "Get a guitar, start a band It's somethin' worth doin' with your two hands If you wanna get ahead, son, here's the ticket Get a guitar and learn how to pick it" [Verse 3] Billy got some drums and Bobby got the bass I got a used Fender with a worn-out case I knew just as soon as I plugged it in I'd never break a sweat on that farm again [Chorus] Yeah, I played it at a dance at the city high school And I played it loud and I played it cool I saw that night what my daddy meant And I ain't quit playin' this guitar since [Chorus] Yeah, Daddy said, "Get a guitar, start a band It's somethin' worth doin' with your two hands If you wanna get ahead, son, here's the ticket Get a guitar and learn how to pick it" [Refrain] I got a guitar and learned how to pick it, oh yeah