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πΈ Intro:
D C G ( x2 )
πΈ 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
πΈ 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'
πΈ 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
πΈ Interlude:
D C G
D C G
πΈ 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
πΈ 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
πΈ Instrumental:
C G D Em
C G D
πΈ 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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- Twenty So (Intro)
Song History
Published: July 17, 2022
Last Updated: January 20, 2026