The Opener

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I'm just the opener, no one came to
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 see me
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Singing all my songs and nobody 
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know em
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I'm just the opener, handing out my
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 CDs
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Standing by the table if they want 
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a photo
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Yeah, and I'm the first on stage
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But they don't know my name
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These next few songs will be my 15 
of fame
        C       F            
I'm the opener, yeah, just the 
  C      F
opener


[Verse 1]
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Tour's good, it's going good so far
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I don't get a green room, so I 
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changed in my car
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Yeah, I got my, my favorite songs on
 my setlist
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But I can't get none of my homies on
 the guest list
C                       F
But fuck it they gas me up and call 
me famous
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Girls at the bar probably don't know
 what my name is
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But I ain't even trippin', you know 
I find it funny
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'Cause I bought a bunch of drugs 
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with my merch money

[Pre-Chorus]
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I'm just the opener, yeah that's 
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what I am
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And I just came to sing, maybe make
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 a new fan
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I know that you don't care, yeah I 
             F
know where I stand
                     Am            
But I appreciate the love, would 
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you give me a chance

[Chorus]
             C                     
I'm just the opener, no one came to
 F
 see me
               C                   
Singing all my songs and nobody 
  G
know em
             C                     
I'm just the opener, handing out my
 F
 CDs
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                C                  
Standing by the table if they want 
     G
a photo
                  C
Yeah, and I'm the first on stage
    F
But they don't know my name
      C                         G
These next few songs will be my 15 
of fame
        C       F            
I'm the opener, yeah, just the 
  C      F
opener


[Verse 2]
C          F
Hell no, I didn't get a soundcheck
C                G
Yeah, don't even know what time my 
set's at
C                    F
Yeah, but that's all part of the biz
              C                    
Well, if your asking me, that shit 
     G
just don't make sense
           C                       
Sleep at a Red Roof Inn, yeah, they
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 nice
                   C               
My homies shared a bed, so it's 
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half the price
             C                     
At least the venue gave me money 
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for food
                       C           
But what I do, I just skip the meal
                 G
 and bought more booze

[Pre-Chorus]

                     C           
Because I'm just the opener, yeah 
               F
that's what I am
                 Am             
She only hit the show 'cause she 
           G
knows the band
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She stand at the back like she 
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isn't a fan
                              Am
But knows the words, gots the merch
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I just don't understand


[Chorus]
             C                     
I'm just the opener, no one came to
 F
 see me
               C                   
Singing all my songs and nobody 
  G
know em
             C                     
I'm just the opener, handing out my
 F
 CDs
                C                  
Standing by the table if they want 
     G
a photo
                  C
Yeah, and I'm the first on stage
    F
But they don't know my name
      C                         G
These next few songs will be my 15 
of fame
        C       F            
I'm the opener, yeah, just the 
  C      F
opener

[Bridge]
C         F
Okay, the Beetles used to open shows
Am          G
Yeah, Elton John used to open shows
C          F
Yeah, Lady Gaga used to open shows
Am               G
Yeah, Kendrick Lamar used to open 
shows
C          F
Uh, even Beyoncé used to open shows
Am      G
Yeah, ACDC used to open shows
C             F
Yeah, so damn right I still open 
shows

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[Other]
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Yeah, but I'm more than the opener
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More than my CD
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More than these lights, I just want
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 people to see me
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I know I ain't made it yet
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But I know you won't forget
          Am                  
The first time that you saw me 
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tonight
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Yeah, I was the first on stage but 
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they didn't know my name
      Am                     G
These last few songs were my 15 of 
fame
        C     F
I'm the opener
          Am    G  C
Yeah, the opener