Capo 3 Intro: G5 A5 C5 G5 G5 A5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 G5 A5 C5 G5 G5 A5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 G5 A5 C5 G5 The rain was coming down one day and I thought I'd take a drive G5 A5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 Out to the place round where we used to live G5 A5 C5 G5 But that town packed up ten years ago and moved to where things weren't so slow G5 A5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 And tried to learn not to speak derogative G5 A5 C5 G5 I went to school where they asked where I was from as the handed me two quarts of rum G5 A5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 And they said that there's a party over there G5 A5 C5 G5 They said you gotta show your face so they know you came and maybe if you?re lucky they'll remember your name G5 A5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 And I thought to myself, I don't really care D5 G5 Esmerelda, hold me tight D5 C5 This lonely bed just ain't quite right D5 G5 D5 C5 Let me tell you that I love you just for your information D5 G5 Esmerelda, give your love to me D5 C5 You are the keyhole and I'm the key D5 G5 D5 C5 Let's pack our bags and go to the filling station F5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 We can take a ride to forever or at least today I was working on the spinning wheel tryin? to make myself a name But I was never really good at being told what to do Six days weeks and twenty hour days will drive a man insane And the sad thing is that I did it all for you And even though our love was strong, we both knew there was something wrong When I caught you in bed with my bestest friend Yeah, I was mad and I wanted to shout, but I got smart and I walked right out When you asked me if I wanted to join in Chorus Mandolin solo You tried to kill me yesterday, but the hitman moved to Tampa Bay Guess it's hard to keep a job when you're selling sin Come on baby, put down the knife, cause I'd kinda like to live my life Not wondering when you're gonna strike again Chorus
