Key: F ♫ Verse 1: F F F Bb I was born here, raised here, swore I wouldn't die here, in this town F Bb F Bb It was too small, all I saw was a red dirt red line holding me down F Bb Three months ago I was three months away from a U-Haul rolling down an interstate Dm7 C Bb Funny how a made up mind can change ♫ Chorus: F You blew in like a July wind this summer Bb Dm7 C Bb Stole my heart, took me underneath those wings like you did that day in Galveston F Your sun-kissed skin set mine on fire Bb Dm7 Took this small-town boy higher than I ever been C Bb I knew right then my running days were done Gm7 F My get away plan got a little upgrade Bb F Bb Girl you gave me a reason to stay
♫ Verse 2: F Bb F Bb I was stuck in a dead-end, a never-ending song the same old lines F Bb F Bb Yeah it was the same scene, same drink at the same bar with the same old closin' time F Bb Till that blue-eyed girl with a jet black truck, worn out boots, new to me dust Dm7 C Bb Showed up, and now baby look it up ♫ Chorus: F You blew in like a July wind this summer Bb Dm7 C Bb Stole my heart, took me underneath those wings like you did that day in Galveston F Your sun-kissed skin set mine on fire Bb Dm7 Took this small-town boy higher than I ever been C Bb I knew right then my running days were done Gm7 F My get away plan got a little upgrade Bb F Bb Dm C Bb Girl you gave me a reason to stay ♫ Bridge: C I had every reason to leave Bb C Every reason to fly like a bat out of hell right past them county lines Bb Bb Til that mornin' you drove by, and you said 'hi' ♫ Chorus: F You blew in like a July wind this summer Bb Dm7 C Bb Stole my heart, took me underneath those wings like you did that day in Galveston F Your sun-kissed skin set mine on fire Bb Dm7 Took this small-town boy higher than I ever been C Bb I knew right then my running days were done Gm7 F My get away plan got a little upgrade Bb Girl you gave me a reason F Bb A reason to stay ♫ Outro: Dm7 C Bb Oh every reason to stay F Bb Every reason to stay Dm7 C Bb Oh girl you did