Intro
[A] [D] [A] [E] [D] [D7] [C]
Verse 1
Long a[C]go when I was growing up
On a [F]road trip I think
My [C]Dad had cranked the music up
So I [G]couldn’t sleep a [F]wink
Back then in the [C]hills of Carolina
They only [F]played Old Timey stuff
So I [C]hollered up to my [F]Dad and said
That [D]music’s pretty [G]rough…and he [G7]said…
Chorus 1
Don’t [C]listen
If you don’t [F]like it
I’m [C]sure you got better things to [G]do
Fall a[F]sleep, count the [C]road signs
Or do what[D]ever you want [G]to
But so [C]long as I’m driving this car
This [F]radio’s staying here
So [C]don’t listen [G]
If you don’t [C]like it [G]
Verse 2
I re[C]member thinking about that time
Just a [F]few years later on
I was [C]passing by my sister’s door
While [G]she was on the [F]phone
I [C]soulful voice was singing
[F]Whoa-oa-oaI feel good
So I [C]hung around and [F]listened
For as [D]long as I [G]could[G7]
Chorus 2
I [C]liked it
So I [F]listened
To a [C]song I’d never heard be[G]fore
[F]And the more of [C]it I heard
Made [D]me want to listen [G]more
That’s the [C]day I discovered
A [F]brand new different sound
And I [C]liked it [G]
So I [C]listened [G]
Verse 3
That [C]day I learned a lesson
I [F]never have forgot
There’s [C]many kinds of music
And [G]man I mean a [F]lot
So [C]if I got the chance
To [F]hear songs that were new
I’d [C]give the songs a [F]listen
And [D]here’s what I’d [G]do [G7]
Chorus 3
If I didn’t [C]like it
I didn’t [F]listen
But [C]if I did I’d listen some [G]more
It was [F]like someone [C]gave me
The [D]keys to the candy [G]store
I’d [C]try out music from all over
Find so [F]many that I’d like
But if I didn’t [C]like it[G]
I didn’t [C]listen [G]
Verse 4
Now [C]please don’t get me wrong
[F]I still had my doubts
Some [C]music I would leave alone
Not [G]caring what it was a[F]bout
Like [C]opera, I said no thank you
I would [F]pass on learning more
Un[C]til I first heard [F]Carmen
And [D]Torea[G]dor [G7]
Chorus 4
I didn’t think I’d [C]like it
So I didn’t even [F]listen
Un[C]til by accident one day I [G]did
[F]When I listened to the [C]music
Like a [D]light bulb came on in my [G]head
If I [C]hadn’t have ever heard it
I [F]never would have believed
But I [C]liked it [G]
So I [C]listened [A]
Verse 5
So [A]just because you may think
Some [D]music’s not for you
Don’t [A]make that final judgment
Un[E]til you know it’s [D]true
Re[A]sist your doubting thomasness
And [D]one day you might see
You [A]just might like that [D]music
Made by [B]people just like [E]me…[E7]but
Chorus 5
If you don’t [A]like it
Don’t [D]listen
I’m [A]sure you can find better things to [E]do
Go [D]read a book or watch a [A]movie
Hey maybe [B]even get a new tat[E]too
But [A]if on the off chance
You like the [D]music that you hear
Then keep [A]listening [E]
If you [D]like it…[A]