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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
D F#m G D
D F#m G D
Verse A-1:
D
If I was gonna write a song,
F#m
I wouldn't even write it down
G D
I'd just play it all day long
D
Just like you did
F#m
Just like me as a kid
G D
You didn't want to go back home
Verse B-1:
F#m
So I've got a broken string
F#m
Got a new guitar
G D
I'm in Austin again
F#m
I've got a broken heart
F#m
A lot of days go dark
G D
But I see light again
Verse A-2:
D
And if I needed a hook
F#m
I wouldn't have far to look
G D
I move slow as I go
D
I try to pay attention
F#m
And I try to change direction
G D
If I see the need to do so
Verse B-2:
F#m
Ahd I've got some old friends
F#m
That I roll with
G D
And I'll go talk to them
F#m
And I've got elders
F#m
Older fellers
G D
When I've got questions need answerin
Verse A-3:
D
And here comes the chorus
F#m
Just like the forest
G D
You can roam until you find
D
The kind of songs
F#m
That turn your engines
G D
With all the harmonies behind
Verse B-3:
F#m
And I've got friends with strings
F#m
Friends with voices that ring
G D
Like angels in the sky
F#m
And I know drunks on the street
F#m
Who live more free
G D
Than either you or I
Verse A-4:
D
I never could write a bridge
F#m
That's just the way it is
G D
There's plenty that I don't know
D
And I like to end a song
F#m
With just what's goin on
G D
And sing the hole in my soul
Outro:
D
So if I was gonna write a song,
F#m
I wouldn't even write it down
G Bm A D
I'd just play it all day long
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Last Updated: May 4, 2021