Story Behind The Song

My daughter Kelli, who was just starting to learn to play guitar, came to me one day and said "daddy, most of the chords are easy but B sucks!. I showed her how to bar the chord, but with her tiny 12 year old fingers it was still a stretch for her (pardon the pun.) I thought this line was so funny that there had to be a song about it.

Song Description

Humorous take on learning to play guitar.

Lyrics

?B? SUCKS (Written by: Michael H. Fuller ? July 20, 2004)
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WELL I FINALLY HAD TO FACE REALITY
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YOU CAN?T JUST BE A SINGER NO MORE YOU SEE
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YOU GOTTA PLAY YOU SOME TYPE UH IN-STRU-MENT
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IF YOU WANT FOLKS TO TAKE YOU SERIOUS

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SO I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS HERE GUITAR
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AND I JUST KNEW IT WAS GONNA MAKE ME A STAR
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IN ?BOUT THREE OR FOUR WEEKS
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FIVE AT THE MOST

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GOT ME A LEARN-TO-PLAY BOOK WHILE I WAS DOWN THERE
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AT THE MUSIC STORE & THIS FELLA WITH LONG HAIR
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HE MADE IT SOUND SO EASY
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WELL I JUST COULDN?T WAIT!

(ASSHOLE!)
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I SAT DOWN WITH THE CHORD SHEET & STARTED TO LEARN
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I?s A MAN ON A MISSION BROTHER ? FEEL THE BURN!
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& AFTER A COUPLE DAYS
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I COULD PLAY THE HELL OUT OF AN ?A?

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I MASTERED ?C? AND ?D? & TORE UP THAT ?E?
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I LEARNED TO FAKE AN ?F? & I MOVED ON TO ?G?
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AND THEN IT HIT ME
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WHAT HAPPENED TO ?B??

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WELL, THE PAGE OF COMMON CHORDS DIDN?T SHOW IT AT ALL
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AND THE PULLOUT SHEET IT WAS SO DAMN SMALL
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I HAD TO BUY ME A POSTER THAT SHOWED EM ALL
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DOWN AT THE WAL-MART

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WHEN I SAW IT AND TRIED IT I UNDERSTOOD WHY
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NOBODY USES THIS CHORD IF THEY CAN GET BY
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YOU SHOULDN?T PUT THAT MANY FINGERS IN ONE PLACE
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WITHOUT LUBRICATION


YOU SEE, YOU PUT ONE ACROSS HERE
AND ONE RIGHT THERE
AND ONE DOWN HERE
AND TWO OVER THERE

HELL THAT?S MORE FINGERS?N I GOT ON ONE HAND
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Y?ALL STARTIN? TO SEE A PROBLEM?

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WHEN I LOOKED AT THE SONGS IN THAT MUSIC BOOK THERE
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I COULDN?T FIND THAT ?B? CHORD ANYWHERE
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SO IF WILLIE & MERLE DON?T USE IT
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HELL I AIN?T EITHER!

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BUT IF I EVER RUN ACROSS IT I?LL FIX IT YOU SEE
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I?LL WHINE LOUDER & HIGHER & RUN IT TO ?G?
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HELL I CAN FIND THAT ONE
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?B? SUCKS!