Intro: 

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She turned 21 in April,  
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You know her birthday's the same as mine 
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When we first met she'd never left Texas 
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She was young and so confused 
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She got caught up in the bright lights 
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The whiskey, pills and all those late nights 
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From the mountain where we standing, 
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She fell so far that she could not see 


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And I was angry when I woke up  
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When I found out that we broke up 
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She packed her bags, she was gone before the sun 
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She left a letter on the table, 
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Said catch me if you're able 
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But I'll be moving fast and I'm still hard to find 
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So I wont call you and I wont follow 
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Cause the truth is hard to swallow 
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Said I'd pick you up, but I'd only let you down.  


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Heard from a friend you moved back to Corpus 
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You always loved that ocean air 
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I know that you know that I'm headed down that way 
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Dont worry cause I wont call 
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It'd be strange for me to see you 
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You know there's so much left unsaid 


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Said I'd pick you up but I'd only let you down  

(Solo) -- Chorus Chord Progression  


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Wrote you a letter while in Corpus 
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It took everything I had 
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Went down to the pier and looked out across that bay 
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Took that letter then I watched it burn away 

(Chorus) 


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Said I'd pick you up but I'd only let you down