Almost

Capo 1 Bm A G Bm A G Slipped out of town without a handshake or goodbye just this old guitar I had stars in my eyes Bm A G I was playing bars I was meeting girls I wasn't livin right but I was staying high every night G underneath the glow of the neon lights Bm A G one morning I woke up with bottles as far as I could see when I closed my eyes and I drifted N.C. back to sleep I saw D A G D A G the way momma looked at me even though I know I had to be hell to raise man I raised some hell D A G D A G heard daddy say son 'get your lazy ass up' there aint no sense in sleeping all day Bm A G Bm A G I thought about my folks back home and how they cared about me so made me wanna set this bottle down... Almost D G Bm A G Through the haze of a smokey old saloon saw a girl cutting me a grin from across the room G and I swear she had wings Bm A she loved to hear me play guitar and I loved to watch her dance G and I loved to hear her sing Bm A one night she layed down the law told me that I had to make a choice G N.C. when I closed my eyes and I listened to her voice I saw D A G D The first time we held hands A G I saw the first time that we danced D A G I saw that one night on the creek D A G and that night you snuck out of your dorm and met me down on Mountain Street Bm A G Bm I thought about that summer we spent down on the coast A G N.C. made me wanna set this bottle down... Almost D G Bm A One last time I found myself down and out G I was just outside of Birmingham in some no-name town Bm A I couldnt recall the night before when I drank myself to sleep G so I threw on this old ball cap and stumbled out into the street Bm A too many nights the same ol' same I got lost in this damn crowd G N.C. but when I packed up my guitar case I took one last look around and I saw... D A G That old bar where I kept my first truck D A G and I walked my bird dog Bo past the pond where we killed our first duck D A G I saw grandpa's garden and I could still see them pretty vines D A G though its been some time since I've held a muscadine D A G I thought about how grandma's house still smells the same D A G even though its been a few years now since I've seen her face Bm A G .....so I raised my glass up for one last toast Bm A G .....and finally set this bottle down... Almost D G