Rockport

A A She left Rockport in December She had nothing left to lose E Daddy died the prior winter D A Momma fell in love with booze She cashed in all her pennies E She’d been saving for so long She asked the neighbors to watch the house D A A F#m As she nailed the last board on D Hello goodbye, Hello freedom A E E F#m Here’s to all the miles that build you along the way D Hello hard times, Hello demons A E A Here’s to all the nights when you’re too afraid to pray A She thought New Orleans was the coolest She’d never seen that shit before E They had cold case files, voodoo smiles D A And blues men on tour A But the darkness of the city Began to show around her eyes E She found comfort in the needle D A A F#m And daddy’s snubnosed .45 D Hello goodbye, Hello freedom A E E F#m Here’s to all the miles that build you along the way D Hello hard times, Hello demons A E A Here’s to all the nights when you’re too afraid to pray A F#m D A E F#m D A E A A He was born to migrant workers In Southeast Arkansas E He had 2 strikes against him D A Before he ever learned to crawl A They crossed paths south of Reno Fell in love and placed their bets E But hope don’t last forever D A A F#m And a fallin’ knife is hard to catch D Hello goodbye, Hello freedom A E E F#m Here’s to all the miles that build you along the way D Hello hard times, Hello demons A E A Here’s to all the nights when you’re too afraid to pray A She left Rockport in December She had nothing left to lose E Daddy died the prior winter D A Momma fell in love with booze A E D A E D A E D A D E D A D A