x ****Some of you will argue that the "G/B should be C/B
It's NOT Listen Closely...also if you want to
substitute the "Cadd9" with the "C" you can"
***Capo 1st Fret***
G/B = x20033
Intro - G - Am7 - G/B - Cadd9 (or C)
(1st Verse)
G
Well, it's two miles East to West
Am7
Only four miles North to South
G/B
And when you pass the only red light
Cadd9
You will see the pastor's house
G
People look you in the eye
Am7
And they smile at you and wave
G/B
Yeah, they always take the time
Cadd9
To stop and ask you, 'How's your day?'
Am7 D
It's hard to say goodbye
Am7 D
'Cause baby, it's a good life
(2nd Verse)
G
At the high school football game
Am7
Is where I got my first kiss
G/B
I still feel the butterflies
Cadd9
I still taste it on my lips
G
And when we lost our Uncle Jake
Am7
Back in 1983
G/B
We heard Daddy upstairs weepin'
Cadd9
So we cried ourselves to sleep
Am7 D
It's hard to say goodbye
Am7 D
'Cause baby, it's a good life
(Chorus)
G Am7 C D
Goodbye to mem'ries that I saved
G Am7 C D
Goodbye to all the friends I made
G Am7 C D Am7 D
Goodbye to all the home I'll ever kno----ow
(NO CHORD) G
Small town Jericho
(Bridge)
Em C
And every road here looks the same
Em C
This ol' town won't ever change
C/B D
And that's what I love the most
C C/B Am D GG - Am7 - C - D = 2x's)
(3rd Verse)
I put boxes on the porch
Daddy puts them in the car
Best to get the loadin' done
Won't be easy in the dark
'Cause I'm leavin' after midnight
And if anyone asks why
I wanna wait 'til Mama's sleepin'
'Cause I can't bear to see her cry
It's hard to say goodbye
'Cause baby, it's a good life
(Chorus)
G Am7 C D
Goodbye to mem'ries that I saved
G Am7 C D
Goodbye to all the friends I made
G Am7 C D Am7 D
Goodbye to all the home I'll ever kno----ow
C G - Am7 - C - D
Small town Jericho
G - Am7 - C - D
Goodbye
G - Am7 - C - D
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