G C G C G C G C [Verse 1] G C Well, he said, "Y'all can all go to hell G C 'Cause I'm goin' to Texas," and he left Tennessee G C Kinda like that band of outlaw gypsies did G C Back in '70-somethin' when they set the music free G C And they yanked ol' Hank right up off the Opry G C Said ol' Waylon was way too rock 'n' roll G C And I know my cup of tea may not be your brand of whiskey G C Just make sure that yours is soothin' to your soul G C Yeah, make sure that yours is soothin' to your soul [Chorus] D So I'll keep ridin' for the brand C Travelin' with my band G D And I'll keep on singin' songs that I believe D So you can keep your Music Row C I'll take the front row to the back row D G C G C I'm a fan of the fan in the cheap seats [Verse 2] G C We were doin' our thing at this dive down in Detroit G C When I hit the stage, the place was mostly empty G C But this dude bought everyone round after round G C And we all had a ball and they all sang along with me G C And right there as I was standin' in the footlights G C I looked up to thank my lucky stars above G C And you may all wonder why for all those years I played for free G C And it's because I was doin' what I love G C Yeah, playin' country music is what I love [Chorus] D So I'll keep ridin' for the brand C Travelin' with my band G D And I'll keep on singin' songs that I believe D So you can keep your Music Row C I'll take the front row to the back row D G I'm a fan of the fan in the cheap seats D C G A D G Woo [Bridge] G You finally offered me a seat there at your table G Then laughed and pulled the chair right out from under me G Yeah, now I aim to set the whole wide world on fire G Mixin' my music with your words is gasoline G As long as Saturday nights have a honky-tonk and G A good timin' band to keep your boots stompin' G A blacktop where these old bus wheels can roll G As long as lovers keep on lovin', dogs die G Trucks break down, there's cheatin' and drinkin' G You can go and keep your rigged-up radio G Man, you can go and keep your rigged-up radio [Chorus] D 'Cause I'll keep ridin' for the brand C Travelin' with my band G D And I'll keep on singin' songs that I believe D So you can keep your Music Row C I'll take the front row to the back row D G I'm a fan of the fan in the cheap seats C D G Yeah, I'm a fan of the fan in the cheap seats [Outro] G C G C G C G C G C G