Sycamore Creek chords by Radney Foster

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G

Verse 1:
D MajorD
I can see her in that water
A augmentedA
Church dress hung up in a tree
BB             A augmentedA          G+G
Splashing flirtin' laughin', teasin' me
D MajorD
That afternoon of secrets
A augmentedA
Swimming naked in a pool of dreams
BB
Last high school summer dripping
A augmentedA              G+G
dry by Sycamore Creek

Pre-Chorus:
E MajorE
She kissed me one last time
A augmentedA
Headin' home
E MajorE
And I'm still haunted by what she said
        A augmentedA
When I'm alone

Chorus:
       D MajorD
She said you got a chance to be
A augmentedA
Free of all this small town strings
BB
That tie the rest of us down
G+G
She said boy quit your hanging around
D MajorD
Take that guitar and run
A augmentedA
Faster than the setting sun
BB                  A augmentedA
You can write a song later about my
G+G
memory
E MajorE
You can always come back
              A augmentedA
You can always come back
          D MajorD
To Sycamore Creek

Verse 2:
D MajorD
Well the guitar made the magic
A augmentedA
And I just hung on for the ride
BB                    A augmentedA
I walked amongst giants played
             G+G
with 🏷Legends side by side
D MajorD
She came to see me in New Orleans
A augmentedA
And on a tour bus after the show
BB                   A augmentedA
I kissed goodbye to the one I never
G+G
shoulda let go

Chorus:

D MajorD
She said you got a chance to be
A augmentedA
So wild on those guitar strings
BB
Stage lights in every town
G+G
So head up when you're hanging around
D MajorD
Take that guitar and run
A augmentedA
Faster than the setting sun
BB                        A augmentedA
You can write a song later about my
G+G
memory
E MajorE
You can always come back
                 A augmentedA
You can always come back
      D MajorD
To Sycamore Creek

Verse 3:
D MajorD
Well I knew she'd gotten married.
A augmentedA
And I always forget the guy's name
BB                  A augmentedA
But he played tight end the year
           G+G
that we won district
D MajorD
It got bad and it got ugly
A augmentedA
Through tears one night she called
BB                   A augmentedA
I drove ten hours to the water
G+G
I couldn't resist it

Chorus:

D MajorD
I said girl you got a chance to be
A augmentedA
Free of all these small town strings
BB
Cut the ties that keep you down
G+G
I said girl quit your hanging around
D MajorD
Take this money and run
A augmentedA
Faster than the setting sun
BB                  A augmentedA
She soaked my shirt crying over
G+G
memories
E MajorE
She said don't ever come back
         A augmentedA
No never come back
D MajorD

Other versions of Sycamore Creek

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Sycamore creek by Radney Foster