Chords with lyrics
Key: C majorC
🎸 Intro:
G+G A minorAm | FF C majorC :
G+G A minorAm | FF C majorC :
🎸 Verse 1:
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
I met a man going to Omaha
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
He told me some stories 'bout his son-in-law
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
He spoke just like your parents in a western drawl
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
If you could even call it that
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
I told him how we'd hit the Iowa state fair
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
I felt a little like an alien out there
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
It's crazy how much he resembled ya
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
Guess that's the comfort of middle America
🎸 Chorus:
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
And I know you're away and out achieving something
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
Found your own saving grace and she's cute as a button
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
And I'm still a basket case but that's the life that I picked
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
You're not the one that got away, you're just the only "What if "
🎸 Post-Chorus:
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
(la la, la la, la la la)
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
(la la, la la, la la la)
🎸 Verse 2:
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
He gave a smile as he waved goodbye
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
I've seen that same expression 'bout a million times
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
"Godspeed" he said to me with understanding eyes
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
I never got to know his name
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
I watched him as he turned to walk away
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
I thought about you all the way to baggage claim
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
You can't ask fire to stick around in pouring rain
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
Guess that's either a blessing or an awful shame
🎸 Chorus:
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
And I know you're away and out achieving something
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
Found your own saving grace and she's cute as a button
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
And I'm still a basket case but that's the life that I picked
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
You're not the one that got away, you're just the only "What if "
🎸 Post-Chorus:
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
(la la, la la, la la la)
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
(la la, la la, la la la)
🎸 Bridge:
E minorEm FF
Baby it was alright for just a little bit
A minorAm D7D7
Romeo spinnin' lies to hand to Juliet
FF C majorC
You had a blueprint for life, I had a bucket list
D7D7 Am/E FF F minorFm
And I didn't fit, so I just made the best of it
🎸 Chorus:
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
And I know you're away and out achieving something
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
Found your own saving grace and she's cute as a button
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
Aren't you glad I gave my place to someone worthy of it?
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
You're not the one that got away, you're just the only "What if "
🎸 Outro:
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
(la la, la la, la la la)
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
(la la, la la, la la la)
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
(la la, la la, la la la)
G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
(la la, la la, la la la)