[Chords] G C F Bb
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G C F Bb F
[Verse 1] G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
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and i'm waiting for my rocket to come
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
F Bb F
and i'm waiting for my rocket y'all, hey
[Verse 2] G C
ya see it started way back in nyc
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when i stole my first rhyme from the m.i.c.
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at a west end avenue at 63
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the beginning of a leap year, february,
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'96 when a guitar picked up in the mix
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i committed to the licks like a nickel back of tricks
G
well look at me now
C
look at me now
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look at me now, now, now, now
[Verse 3] G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
F Bb F
and i'm waiting for my rocket to come
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
F Bb F
and i'm waiting for my rocket y'all
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
F Bb F
and i'm waiting for my rocket to come
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
F Bb F
and i'm waiting for my rocket y'all, hey
[Verse 5] G
well you're never never gonna guess
C
where i've been been been
F
and i have no regrets
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that i bet my whole checking account
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because it all amounts to nothing up in the end
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well you can only count on the road again
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will soon be on the radio dial
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and i been payin close attention to the willie nelson style
G C
like a a band of gypsies on the highway while
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as i'm a one man wishin on the california skyline
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drive up the coast i brag and i boast
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because i'm pickin up my pace and makin time like space ghost
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raising a toast to the highway patrol with the most
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but my cruise control's on coast
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cause i'm tourin around the nation on extended vacation
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see i got Elsa the dog who exceeds my limitation
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i say, i like your style, crazy pound pup
F
you need a ride? 'woof'
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well come on, girl, hop in the truck
[Verse 6] G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
F Bb F
and i'm waiting for my rocket to come
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
F Bb F
and i'm waiting for my rocket y'all
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
F Bb F
and i'm waiting for my rocket to come
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
F Bb F
and i'm waiting for my rocket y'all