C
My told-you-so done told me to
C
My know-it-all knew what to do
Am
But the fact-of-the-matter is a word-to-the-wise
Am
It’s all right there when I close my eyes
F
I was built for speed, not to last
F C G7
I was shining bright now I’m fading fast
C
Like yesterdays and remember-whens
C
And everywhere I ever been
Am
Still burns inside this soul of mine
Am
Took all the turns and turned out find
F
I can’t recall when it was but it was just in time,
C G7
Just because
[chorus]
Am
I was never fond of fare-thee-wells
Am
Long goodbyes and time-will-tells
F
See you soon say so long
F
Too damn bad it’s good as gone
G F
Baby, if you promised not to tell,
G F
Baby, if you promised not to tell,
G F
Baby, if you promised not to tell,
F G7 Am
I’m checking out of that holy hotel.
C
Well, the train pulled out when the truth pulled in
C
If I were me I’d do it all again
Am
Now I’m rocking away in this rocking chair
Am
With the good and the bad and the just ain’t-fair
F
And now it’s you and me and Father Time
F C G7
Just waitin’ on that perfect rhyme.
C
Well, I never believed I’d ever belong
C
Where you get all you can from those getting along
Am
And given the choice ‘twixt the two, can’t say either one will do
F
But nowadays, those days of yore
F C G7
Are just washing up on some distant shore
[chorus]
[interlude]
Am Am F F
[oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh]
C
Every place I am and everywhere I go
C
I come face to face with what I’ll never know
Am
Regrets are few, say what you will
Am
But I’ve seen the world while standing still
F
When the sun goes down and that darkness falls
F C G7
This know-it-all lived and I loved it all
[repeat chorus, repeat interlude, fade]
