Just to Prove I Could Pinson/Collins CAPO I INTRO: G C G G Started a war when I quit school Em Broke my mama's heart and my daddy's rule C I was as wrong as my new tattoo G D But some folks are cool and some folks ain't G I hit the road, had it all figured out Em Hitched a ride on a semi south-bound C I thought I'd just float around G D But you can't float far on a hundred and some change C G C I damn sure left that town for good (D) G Just to prove I could Got me a job, didn't pay very much But saved enough for an old fixer-upper Motor was strong and she had good rubber On second-hand tires all the way around Bucket of rust, it looked like hell It was the butt of jokes my buddies would tell 'Til the day Jenny Thompson fell For me and that rumblin' muffler sound Drove a poor boy's truck thru a rich girl's neighborhood Just to prove I could CHORUS: G Hell bent on a hell-bound road D I went further than she wanted to go Em Kept hittin' the gas, she was hittin' the breaks C D I took some innocence that wasn't mine to take G Wasn't one for goin' slow D God I wish she'd have told me no Em D C Lost a life of love for a night of feelin' good G Just to prove I could Can't put my finger on The day the whiskey stopped goin' down wrong I was as weak as it was strong And I crawled up inside that glass I had a friend tried to pull me out Lord knows where he is now He told me I oughta put it down And I told him he oughta kiss my ass I dropped him right there where he stood Just to prove I could CHORUS: Hell bent on a hell-bound road My whole life spinnin' out of control It wasn't his business anyway I was too drunk to fight and way too gone to stay Wasn't one for backin' down Lord I wished he'd stood his ground Looked past a friend lookin' out for my own good Just to prove I could SOLO: G D Em D C G You can only go on so long Em Losin' yourself before you're gone C And there's no one left to tell you you're wrong G D And it's up to you to get it right C G C There's those that said I never would G C But I finally started livin' like I should N/C Just to prove I could OUTRO: G C G