Biography:
American Aquarium is an American alternative country band from Raleigh, NC.
Formed in 2006, the band derived its name from the Wilco song, “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,” and is led by band founder and lead vocalist/ guitarist BJ Barham. A new lineup was announced in April 2017 with new faces joining the ranks: Crooks drummer Joey Bybee, Damn Quails bass player Ben Hussey and guitarist Shane Boeker – all from Texas – along with Nashville pedal-steel player Adam Kurtz
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Other songs:
- Aint Going To The Bar Tonight
- Anne Marie
- Betting Man
- Casualties
- City Lights
- Crooked Straight
- Downtown Girls Live
- End Over End
- Hurricane
- I Hope He Breaks Your Heart
- Jacksonville
- Lonely Aint Easy
- Lover Too Late
- Man Im Supposed To Be
- One Day At A Time
- Reidsville
- Road To Nowhere
- Shadows Of You
- Tennessee
- The Worlds On Fire
- Things Change
- Tough Folks
- When We Were Younger Men
- Wichita Falls
- Wolves
- Work Conquers All
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Capo on 2nd Fret
Into: G
Verse 1
G
I got a cracked windshield and Mardi Gras beads
G
Some trucker hats and old hotel keys
D G C
We got a dash, full of trash and other bands CD's
G D G
Got a cracked windshield and Mardi Gras beads
G
Breaking points and broken guitar strings
G
We bet big and we lost everything
D G C
Damn near wasted all our 20's chasing down a dream
G D G
Now we're all breaking points and broken guitar strings
Chorus:
C G
We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C D
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
G G D C
I used to be a decent man, then life just took its toll
G
Now I'm just a casualty of rock and roll
C G C G C G C G
Verse 2
G
Closing time and opening bands
G
A different town, same old one night stands
D G C
Another midnight muse in cowboy boots with X's on her hands
G D G
Closing time and opening bands
G
It's like playing a game you know you'll never win
G
You're down to your last hand and you're all in
D G C
Then a turn of luck and you double up, just to bet it all again
G D G
You see we're playing a game we know we'll never win.
Chorus:
C G
We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C D
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
G G D C
I shoulda been a doctor or a lawyer, or a policeman on patrol
G
Instead I'm a casualty of rock and roll
C G C G C G C G
Verse 3
G
Tell my mama and my daddy that I tried
G
Tell all my friends and family goodbye
D G C
'Cuz if the road is where you live boy, the road is where you'll die
G D G
Tell my mama and my daddy that I tried
Chorus:
C G
We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C D
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
G G D C
I gave my heart to the highway, she returned it full of holes
G
We're just casualties of rock and roll
Outro:
C G C G C G
C G C G C G C G
Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll
C G C G C G
Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll
C G C G C G
Into: G
Verse 1
G
I got a cracked windshield and Mardi Gras beads
G
Some trucker hats and old hotel keys
D G C
We got a dash, full of trash and other bands CD's
G D G
Got a cracked windshield and Mardi Gras beads
G
Breaking points and broken guitar strings
G
We bet big and we lost everything
D G C
Damn near wasted all our 20's chasing down a dream
G D G
Now we're all breaking points and broken guitar strings
Chorus:
C G
We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C D
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
G G D C
I used to be a decent man, then life just took its toll
G
Now I'm just a casualty of rock and roll
C G C G C G C G
Verse 2
G
Closing time and opening bands
G
A different town, same old one night stands
D G C
Another midnight muse in cowboy boots with X's on her hands
G D G
Closing time and opening bands
G
It's like playing a game you know you'll never win
G
You're down to your last hand and you're all in
D G C
Then a turn of luck and you double up, just to bet it all again
G D G
You see we're playing a game we know we'll never win.
Chorus:
C G
We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C D
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
G G D C
I shoulda been a doctor or a lawyer, or a policeman on patrol
G
Instead I'm a casualty of rock and roll
C G C G C G C G
Verse 3
G
Tell my mama and my daddy that I tried
G
Tell all my friends and family goodbye
D G C
'Cuz if the road is where you live boy, the road is where you'll die
G D G
Tell my mama and my daddy that I tried
Chorus:
C G
We ain't ever gonna make it, like I thought we would
C D
So why can't we just pack it up and say we did the best we could
G G D C
I gave my heart to the highway, she returned it full of holes
G
We're just casualties of rock and roll
Outro:
C G C G C G
C G C G C G C G
Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll
C G C G C G
Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll
C G C G C G
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