C C/G Am E F G C
Verse 1:
C
It’s been a bit of a while,
C/G
since I’ve seen you smile
Am
It’s been too long baby what went wrong
Dm
Tell me how we got spoiled,
Dm/F
tell me when it went bad
G7
And how to get back to the times that we had
C C/G
We were both young, and our spirits were bold
Am E
Now we’re just angry and we act like we’re old
F
We can’t even talk it out
G C
without one of us walkin away
Verse 2:
C
You were 18, I just turned 29
C/G
I was fresh out the coffin girl and you were so fine
Dm
The future was bright,
Dm/F
and the world it seemed new
G7
I was with some other woman,
G7
but I was thinkin of you
C C/G
Now I know how it hurts, and I know how it feels
Am E
I know how it aches, cause the heart never heals
F
Cause we’re so busy screamin
G C
that we don’t hear the words that we say
Verse 3:
C
We’ve taken our lumps, we took a few blows
C/G
and hit a few bumps had our fair share of woes
Dm
Tried to see good,
Dm/F
through all of the bad
G7
Put on our smiles pretend we’re not sad
C C/G
We gotta be tough, but we gotta be strong
Am E
Gotta be right, can’t afford to be wrong
F
It’s hard to shake the blues
G C
when you’re readin bad news every day
Verse 4:
C
We worry too much for one couple to bear
C/G
And hunger so much for one person to care
Dm
Foolin our family,
Dm/F
we’re foolin our friends
G7
And pray that the pain and the frustration ends
C C/G
Hope is a chance, and hope is a dream
Am E
Hope is a drug maybe hope’s a vaccine
F
In a race against time
G C
I get down on my knees and I pray
Verse 5:
C
You shout at the devil, I curse the Lord
C/G
Offer them everything I can afford
Dm
Done sold out my soul,
Dm/F
I’ve lied and deceived
G7
Tried to be righteous, I’ve tried to believe
C C/G
Prayed every prayer, kicked all of my highs
Am E
For hours I’d stare at those beautiful eyes
F
But all of my problems
G C
seem to be melting away
Ending:
F G
The smile on her face, says daddy
C
everything is okay
F
In a race against time
G C
I get down on my knees and I pray
