St Augustine At Night

G Gadd11 G* Gadd11 G Gadd9 C Cadd9 C C Cmaj7 G** D G Gadd11 G* Gadd11 G Gadd9 C C/B Em G D G G C The cherry gum would cover up the cigarettes we smoked G D The 7-Up would balance out the beer G C C/B Em Mom would make us dinner, and we'd all try not to choke G D G Dad was working later every year G C We count the trucks on Highway 1 on their way to Jacksonville G D Wonderin’ where they headed on from there G C C/B Em My brothers and my sister all stood spiritually still G D G As if those roads became the answers to their prayers D C Am7 But I didn't want it any other way C G D This town was the one thing that felt right G C C/B Em All these tourists could be kings during the day G D G But not in St. Augustine at night G Gadd11 G* Gadd11 G Gadd9 C Cadd9 C C Cmaj7 G** D G C I was working at the bait shack, supplying all the fishing tours G D Pretty soon I was chartering a boat G C C/B Em My dad said I needed dumb luck and a secret stash of Coors G D G If I stood a chance at keeping things afloat G C That's when my girlfriend told me “There’s a baby on the way G D And I need to know you're gonna go to bat.” G C C/B Em Well, I never put off 'til tomorrow the things I shoulda done today G D G No, I've always waited way longer than that D C Am7 I have never had much say in how I felt C G D I've been guided by my barroom appetites G C C/B Em So if this world belongs to everybody else G D G Just leave me St. Augustine at night F G The Lord must really love us common folk C G D G C 'cause he made so goddamn much C D Em Now, if he'd just point the way to go C G D If he'd could just start speaking up G C Our oldest brother left this world for leading one too many lives G D I guess he settled for none at all G C C/B Em The rest of us just grew apart and blamed our husbands and our wives G D G When anyone was asked why they don’t call G C Life became a series of birthdays, cars, and pets G D Just anything to look forward to G C C/B Em I don’t talk about mistakes. I don't talk about regrets G D G At this point, I’m not sure what good it would do D C Am7 And I'm not asking for anybody's help C G D As I gaze out where the stars dance with the lights G C C/B Em If I'm not sure how I feel about myself G D Em C I still got St. Augustine at night G D G Oh, I still got St. Augustine at night G Gadd11 G* Gadd11 G Gadd9 C G