Rockport chords by Kayla Ray

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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She left Rockport in December

She had nothing left to lose
E
Daddy died the prior winter
D                            A
Momma fell in love with booze

She cashed in all her pennies
                  E
She’d been saving for so long

She asked the neighbors to watch the house
       D                     A  A F#m
As she nailed the last board on

Chorus:
                     D
Hello goodbye, Hello freedom
          A                                  E      E F#m
Here’s to all the miles that build you along the way
                        D
Hello hard times, Hello demons
          A                          E             A
Here’s to all the nights when you’re too afraid to pray

Verse 2:
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She thought New Orleans was the coolest

She’d never seen that shit before
         E
They had cold case files, voodoo smiles
    D            A
And blues men on tour
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But the darkness of the city

Began to show around her eyes
          E
She found comfort in the needle
            D          A  A F#m
And daddy’s snubnosed .45

Chorus:
                     D
Hello goodbye, Hello freedom
          A                                  E      E F#m
Here’s to all the miles that build you along the way
                        D
Hello hard times, Hello demons
          A                          E             A
Here’s to all the nights when you’re too afraid to pray

Instrumental:
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Verse 3:
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He was born to migrant workers

In Southeast Arkansas
       E
He had 2 strikes against him
          D               A
Before he ever learned to crawl
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They crossed paths south of Reno

Fell in love and placed their bets
    E
But hope don’t last forever
              D                A    A F#m
And a fallin’ knife is hard to catch

Chorus:
                     D
Hello goodbye, Hello freedom
          A                                  E      E F#m
Here’s to all the miles that build you along the way
                        D
Hello hard times, Hello demons
          A                          E             A
Here’s to all the nights when you’re too afraid to pray

Reprise:
A
She left Rockport in December

She had nothing left to lose
E
Daddy died the prior winter
D                       A
Momma fell in love with booze

Outro:
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