Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF (X2)
Verse 1:
C majorC G+G
She says she walks among great queens and kings
A minorAm FF
She says she knows how the caged bird sings
C majorC G+G
She says she doesn’t need anything
A minorAm FF
And I should leave if I mind
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G
I put my hands in my pockets and walked away real slow
A minorAm FF
I put my hands in my pockets because, well, you know
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
I didn’t want to touch anything at the scene of the crime
Chorus:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
But I shouldn’t have walked away; I shouldn’t have walked away
Verse 3:
C majorC G+G
Now they say your first love leaves a mark or a scar
A minorAm FF
That you can set out at night by the light of a star
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
But you will carry that sadness with you the whole way
Verse 4:
C majorC G+G
And I was sailin’ up high over city hall
A minorAm FF
And I pulled on the ripcord when I started to fall
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
And I hoped to slow down but it was too late
Chorus:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
But I shouldn’t have walked away; I shouldn’t have walked away (X2)
Insturmental:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF (X2)
Verse 5:
C majorC G+G
You remember back in the day you could still make her out
A minorAm FF
Back before the light of the world went out
C majorC
You could still see her taking chances
G+G A minorAm FF
And dancing wild and free
Verse 6:
C majorC G+G
But now, out in front the battle lines are drawn
A minorAm FF
And the gray light of the war will just get darker at dawn
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
And she’s a sweet thing to think of but, man, she’s just a memory
Chorus:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
But I shouldn’t have walked away; I shouldn’t have walked away
Verse 7:
C majorC G+G
They can have all my money and my medals and my dreams
A minorAm FF
I’ve been too long just turning in their washing machines
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
I’ll leave tonight by the moon and the roar of the sea
Verse 8:
C majorC G+G
And I don’t care if I’m gone til my body gives out
A minorAm FF
I don’t care if I die full of worry and doubt
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
I will find her I swear she’s still waiting for me
Chorus:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
But I shouldn’t have walked away; I shouldn’t have walked away (Repeat until end)
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
I will find her I swear she’s still waiting for me