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Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Intro:
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------| x2
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Verse:
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
If I wanted to know Who you were hanging with when you were gone I would've asked you
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
It's the kind of cold Fogs up windshield glass; But I felt it when I passed you
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
There's an ache in you Put there by the ache in me
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
But if it's all the same to you It's the same to me
Chorus:
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5-------5---5-----5p1------|-------5---5-------5---5-----3p1------|
C|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
So we could call it even, you could call me "babe" for the weekend
Tis the damn season, write this down
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5-------5---5-----5p1------|-------5---5-------5---5-----3p1------|
C|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
I'm staying at my parents house And the road not taken looks real good now
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
C|-0h2-----4-4--0h2---4-------5---------| x2
G|--------------------------------------|
And it always leads to you
And my hometown
Verse 2:
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
I parked my car Right between The Methodist and the school that used to be ours
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
The holidays Linger like bad perfume, you can run but only so far
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
I escaped it too Remember how you watched me leave
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
But if it's okay with you It's okay with me
Pre-chorus:
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5-------5---5-----5p1------|-------5---5-------5---5-----3p1------|
C|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
So we could call it even, Tis the damn season, write this down
you could call me "babe" for the weekend
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5-------5---5-----5p1------|-------5---5-------5---5-----3p1------|
C|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
I'm staying at my parents house And the road not taken looks real good now
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5-------5---5-----5p1------|-------5---5-------5---5-----3p1------|
C|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tires Now I'm missing your smile, hear me out
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5-------5---5-----5p1------|-------5---5-------5---5-----3p1------|
C|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
We could just ride around And the road not taken looks real good now
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
C|-0h2-----4-4--0h2---4-------5---------| x2
G|--------------------------------------|
And it always leads to you
And my hometown
Bridge:
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Sleep in half the day Just for old time sake
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
C|-0h2-----4-4--0h2---4-------5---------| x2
G|--------------------------------------|
I won't ask you to wait
If you don't ask me to stay
(strummed)
F
So I'll go back to LA
F
And the so-called friends
F
Who'll write books about me
F
If I ever make it
Dm
And wonder about
Dm
The only soul
Dm
Who can tell
Dm
Which smiles I'm faking
Csus4
And the heart I know I'm breaking
C
Is my own
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
To leave the warmest bed I've ever known
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
We can call it even Even though I'm leaving
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
We can call it even Even though I'm leaving
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
And I'll be yours for the weekend
A|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|
'Tis the damn season
Chorus:
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5-------5---5-----5p1------|-------5---5-------5---5-----3p1------|
C|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
We could call it even, Tis the damn season, write this down
you could call me "babe" for the weekend
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5-------5---5-----5p1------|-------5---5-------5---5-----3p1------|
C|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
I'm staying at my parents house And the road not taken looks real good now
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5-------5---5-----5p1------|-------5---5-------5---5-----3p1------|
C|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tires Now I'm missing your smile, hear me out
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------5---5-------5---5-----5p1------|-------5---5-------5---5-----3p1------|
C|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|-0h2-----5---0h2-----5-----------2h5--|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
We could just ride around And the road not taken looks real good now
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
C|-0h2-----4-4--0h2---4-------5---------| x2
G|--------------------------------------|
And it always leads to you
And my hometown
Outro:
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3-----|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
It always leads to you And my hometown
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------1---1-------1---1------1-----|-------1---1-------1---1------3p1---|
C|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|-0h2-----2---0h2-----2----0h2-------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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Last Updated: February 8, 2026