Gary
Recorded by Stephen Wilson Jr.
Album: Single (2025)

(Non Capo)

(Intro.)
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(Verse 1)
(Am)Gary, these (F)days, been (G)lying in his (C)bed made (Am) (F) (G) (C)
(Am)Working on the (F)same car, (G)going on a (C)decade (Am) (F) (G) (C)
He (Am)scribbles on (F)junk mail, (G)don't draw at-(C)tention (Am) (F) (G) (C)
I (Am)never really (F)noticed, but (G)now that I (C)mention it (Am) (F) (G) (C)

(Chorus)
There (Am)ain't a lot of (F)boys named (G)Gary these (C)days
(Am)Born with a (F)cigarette (G)glued to their (C)face
(Am)Fix about (F)anything a (G)hammer can (C)handle
(Am)Saving all their (F)money 'cause a (G)Gary don't (C)gamble
Ain't a (Am)lot of girls (F)going by (G)Debbie any-(C)more
But they (Am)got the same (F)nicotine (G)pouring out their (C)pores
(Am)Time leaves (F)town, but the (G)minute hand (C)stays 
(Am)Ain't a lot of (F)boys named (G)Gary these (C)days / 
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(Verse 2)
(Am)Gary, these (F)days, been (G)worried 'bout the (C)bad news (Am) (F) (G) (C)
(Am)Ain't a lot of (F)teenagers (G)filling up the (C)church pews (Am) (F) (G) (C)
(Am)Burning Busch (F)Lights, don't (G)talk to his (C)brother (Am) (F) (G) (C)
Do (Am)people even (F)still say (G)grace before (C)supper?

(Chorus)
Hey, there (Am)ain't a lot of (F)boys named (G)Gary these (C)days
(Am)Born with a (F)cigarette (G)glued to their (C)face
(Am)Fix about (F)anything a (G)hammer can (C)handle
(Am)Saving all their (F)money 'cause a (G)Gary don't (C)gamble
Ain't a (F)lot of girls going by (G)Debbie anymore
But they (C)got the same (F)nicotine (G)pouring out their (C)pores
(F)Time leaves (G)town, but the (Am)minute hand stays
(C)Ain't a lot of (F)boys named (G)Gary these (C)days (Am) (F) (G)

(Instrumental)
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|(C) / / / |(C) / / / |(Am) / / / |(Am) / / / |

(Bridge)
(G)Every now and then, gets the damn thing running
(G)Takes it out for a spin, first week in (C)May / / / (C) / / / (Am) / / / (Am) / / /
He be-(G)lieves in God, but believes in little
(G)Black-eyed peas on the stove on New Year's (C)Day / / / (C) / / /

(Instrumental)
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|(C) / / / |(Am) / (G) / |(C) / / / |(Am) / (G) / |

(Verse 3)
I had a (Am)weird sus-(F)picion with the (G)light out on the (C)front porch (Am) (F) (G) (C)
(Am)Heart medi-(F)cation poured (G)down where the (C)drain (Am) pours (F) (G) (C)
He (Am)holds his left (F)arm while his (G)parakeet (Am)prays - - -
Has anybody seen much of (Am)Gary these (F)days? (G) / / / (Am) / (F) / (G) / / /
Has (F)anybody (G)seen much of (Am)Gary these (F)days? (G) / / /

(Instrumental)
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(Bridge)   
There (Am)ain't a lot of (F)boys named (G)Gary (C) (Am) (F) (G) (C)
(Am)Ain't a lot of (F)boys named (G) (C) (Am) (F) (G) (C)
There (Am)ain't a lot of (F)boys named (G)Gary these (C)days, no (Am) (F) (G) (C)
There (Am)ain't a lot of (F)boys named (G)Gary these (C)days, (Am) (F) (G) (C) hey

(Outro.)
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