Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
BB
I go back to Alabama
F#F#
Take a look at my life
E MajorE
What the fuck happened here?
E MajorE
I guess it's what they meant when
E MajorE
They payed the price
BB
I go back to Alabama
F#F#
Take a look at my life
E MajorE
Where are the trailer parks?
E MajorE
And where all the Christmas lights?
Pre-Chorus:
F#F#
I had a boyfriend
G# minorG#m
He came from this town
E MajorE F#F#
We used to pretend we were married and start again
G# minorG#m
He read the Bible
E MajorE
Showed me what Jesus said
F#F# BB
He said only read the red
Chorus:
BB F#F# E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F# BB
I want Jesus to take me out of this life, baby
BB F#F# E MajorE
And I talk to Jesus
G# minorG#m F#F# BB
And ask him if he'll think of saving me
BB F#F# E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F# BB
Ooh...
Verse 2:
BB
I go back to Alabama
F#F#
Take a look at my life
E MajorE
Nothing looks familiar here
E MajorE
No one even left that I like
BB
I go back to Alabama
F#F#
Take a look at my life
E MajorE
I was so much happier when
E MajorE
I was gonna be your wife
Pre-Chorus 2:
F#F#
We had a deal and
G# minorG#m
I fucked it up when
E MajorE F#F#
I made the decision to become someone
G# minorG#m
We had the one thing
E MajorE
That no one ever had
F#F#
True love
BB
It's true love
Chorus:
BB F#F# E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F# BB
I want Jesus to take me out this life, baby
BB F#F#
And I talk to Jesus
E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F# BB
And ask him if he'll think of saving me
BB F#F# E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F# BB
Ooh...
BB F#F# E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F# BB
Ooh...
Verse 3:
BB G# minorG#m
I never meant to hurt you, baby
E MajorE
It's so hard to be true
F#F#
In this world where everything's so black and blue
G# minorG#m E MajorE
I never meant to hurt you darling
F#F#
It's so hard to be good
BB
In this world where you do (what you know you shouldn't)
Chorus:
BB F#F# E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F# BB
I want Jesus to take me out this life, baby
BB F#F#
And I talk to Jesus
E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F# BB
And ask him if he'll think of saving me
BB F#F# E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F# BB
Ooh...