F#                                Bm     F#
Lookin' back now, it's been about seven years
F#                                            Bm    F#
Since I heard the world callin' my name and I disappeared
B                   A 
Sold a few records, played a few shows
A                                     D
Sometimes, man, I just don't know why they keep telling me

[CHORUS]
E                   E7
You're the next big thing
E7
What's that mean?
E                                         A                     Em
Oh, it's hard to pay your dues when there ain't no money in the bank
Em
It's a shame
E                                      A                   Em
I got to make it to the show but there ain't no gas in the tank
Em     E7
It's insane
A                                              E7
What you do for a broken heart and some busted string
A                            E
Oh, everybody saying I'm the next big thing

[VERSE 2]
F#                                   Bm   F#
Pretty little thing wanna talk to me backstage
F#                                Bm      F#
Little does she know I don't make minimum wage
B                  A
Smoke and mirrors, truth and lies
A                                D
Tell the truth, I don't mind you whispering to me

[CHORUS]
E                   E7
You're the next big thing
E7
What's that mean?
E                                         A                     Em
Oh, it's hard to pay your dues when there ain't no money in the bank
Em
It's a shame
E                                      A                   Em
I got to make it to the show but there ain't no gas in the tank
Em     E7
It's insane
A                                              E7
What you do for a broken heart and some busted string
A                            E
Oh, everybody saying I'm the next big thing


[CHORUS]
E                   E7
You're the next big thing
E7
What's that mean?
E                                         A                     Em
Oh, it's hard to pay your dues when there ain't no money in the bank
Em
It's a shame
E                                      A                   Em
I got to make it to the show but there ain't no gas in the tank
Em     E7
It's insane
A                                              E7
What you do for a broken heart and some busted string
A                            E
Oh, everybody saying I'm the next big thing
E
The next big thing
A                            E
Oh, everybody saying I'm the next big thing