Story To Tell chords by Darius Rucker

• Capo on 1st

Verse 1:
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I grew up in the country

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Six kids in a two room shack

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Soon as I learned those three chords

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I had a guitar on my back

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I wanted to carry a football

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That dream came and went real soon

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Made it through two years of college

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Thank God I could carry a tune

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Nah nah, yeah-eh, thank God, I could carry a tune


Chorus:
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I've known love, I've known pain

              Em               D
Got a little rusty in the rain

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I've been lost, I've been found

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I left my mark on my little bitty town

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Yeah, raised me a few good babies

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Raised me a whole lotta hell

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And if I ever get to heaven

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I'm gonna have a story to tell, yeah

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If I, get there, I'm gonna have a story to tell


Verse 2:
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I drank a lot of cheap whiskey

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Shut down too many bars

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Low as a dog in the valley

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And high as the Carolina stars

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I've kissed some girls, still missed some girls

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Most beautiful you've ever seen

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I gave my heart to a woman

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Who didn't give a damn about me


Chorus:
            Cadd9                  G
I've known love, I've known pain

              Em               D
Got a little rusty in the rain

           Cadd9                 G
I've been lost, I've been found

           Em                         D
I left my mark on my little bitty town

       Cadd9                      G
Yeah, raised me a few good babies

  Em                        D
Raised me a whole lotta hell

     Cadd9                  G
And if I ever get to heaven

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I'm gonna have a story to tell, yeah

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If I, get there, I'm gonna have a story to tell


Bridge:
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It's got some parts that'll make you laugh

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And some that'll make you cry

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Some pages I wish I could tear out

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Well I ain't gonna tell no lie

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'Cause it's a story of my life


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No I can't preach or give no advice

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I didn't do everything well

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But man, just live while you're alive

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And try to have a story to tell


Chorus:
            Cadd9                  G
I've known love, I've known pain

              Em               D
Got a little rusty in the rain

                Cadd9                 G
Yeah I've been lost, I've been found

           Em                         D
I left my mark on my little bitty town

   Cadd9                      G
I raised me a few good babies

    Em                        D
I raised me a whole lotta hell

     Cadd9                  G
And if I ever get to heaven

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I'm gonna have a story to tell, yeah

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If I, get there, I'll have a real good story to tell


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Nah nah, yeah-eh, I'll have a real good story to tell