I Thought She'd Never Leave Acoustic chords by The Clark Family

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Ab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
G   Am   G   Am7
G     D   C   G

Verse 1:
G            Am                 G             Am
Me and Bobby Wills were camping out in my backyard;
G                   C                 G
Ten years old, just us, the moon, and stars.
G                   Am             G              Am
Then the back porch light came on, much to our surprise;
G             C                 G
Mama came out for the umpteenth time.
    Cm7               D            G        D      Em7
She said that she was worried that it might be too cold,
    C              D         G
And were we really OK on our own?
  Cm7              D             G       Bm    Em
I told her we were big boys, and we were doing fine,
    Am7                  A7              D
But she just stood there for the longest time,

Chorus:
                    C
And I thought she'd never leave!
              G
Be there for eternity!
               Am7 Em  C
Always looking out for me;
D               C
I thought she'd never leave!


Verse 2:
G               Am             G              Am
First semester, freshman year, Mama helped me move
G              C             G
All my stuff into my new dorm room.
    G                 Am                 G               Am
She stacked my socks, stacked my shirts, stacked my underwear;
G                 D7         G
Then she sat down in my only chair.
               Cm7           D       G    D          Em7
Well, she went on and on for hours until she made it through
C                D                    G
All the things I should and shouldn't do.
   Cm7               D            G          Bm         Em7
My roommate, he just stood there, smiled and rolled his eyes;
     A7                                  D
Then she stood up and finally said, "Goodbye."


Chorus:
                    C
And I thought she'd never leave!
              G
Be there for eternity!
               Am7 Em  C
Always looking out for me;
D               C
I thought she'd never leave!


Refrain:
            Em              G            C         Em7
And now I'm standing at her bedside with all the family
C               D             G
Watching as she slowly slips away.
    C                    D           G       Em
And though they say it's no use, I'd do anything
       Am                          D
If the Lord up above would let her stay!


Chorus:
                    C
And I thought she'd never leave!
              G
Be there for eternity!
               Am7 Em  C
Always looking out for me;
D               C
I thought she'd never leave!
             G
Be here for eternity!
               Am  Em  C
Always looking out for me;
  D             C
I thought she'd never leave!

Outro:
G  Am7  G  Am7
G  D  C  G