🎸 Intro: D C G (x2) 🎸 Verse 1: D C G Queen size mattress on an old wood oak floor D C G And I don't see the need in closin' a screen door D C G I wanna hear the birds when the day finally comes D C G D G I fear all my days of bein' young are down, we're only just begun
🎸 Verse 2: D C G How close can a man come to God before dyin'? D C G About as close as you were when you were tryin' D C G To shade the sun from your eyes on the creek's edge darlin' D C G There's a bar 'round the bend a man is bendin' blues guitarin' 🎸 Chorus: C G When the day is done D Em And those neon lights call you home C G You'll be beggin' of a Saviour to let you save her D Em The sad times of twenty-so C G When the night is through D Em And those American girls are headed home C G You'll be beggin' of your Saviour to let you save her D Em From the sweet nights of twenty-so 🎸 Interlude: D C G D C G 🎸 Verse 3: D C G And I know how hard it is to love a boy like me D C G With my dry sense of humour and my reckless tendencies D C G But not all labour's done with hardened hands D C G You been chompin' at the bit, just to love an honest man 🎸 Chorus: C G When the day is done D Em And those neon lights call you home C G You'll be beggin' of a Saviour to let you save her D Em The sad times of twenty-so C G When the night is through D Em And those American girls are headed home C G You'll be beggin' of your Saviour to let you save her D Em From the sweet nights of twenty-so 🎸 Instrumental: C G D Em C G D 🎸 Chorus: C G When the day is done D Em And those neon lights call you home C G You'll be beggin' of a Saviour to let you save her D Em The sad times of twenty-so C G When the night is through D Em And those American girls are headed home C G You'll be beggin' of your Saviour to let you save her D Em From the sweet nights of twenty-so,
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