Tabber: Andrew Biles Standard tuning Em - C - G G - Em - D - G - G7 C - Em - C - G D - C - D - G - G/f# Em C G It broke my heart to leave the city G ( G/f# ) Em D G G7 I mean it broke what wasn't broken there already C Em Thought of all my great reasons for leaving C G Now I can't think of any D C D it's true, it was a hard time that I come through G G/f# it's made me thankful for the blues Em - C - G G - Em - D - G - G7 C - Em - C - G D - C - D - G - G/f# Em C G Half my life spent on a highway Em D G G7 Half my life I didn't choose C Em C And I have seen the North Star G D shining in the freight yard and I knew C D it was a hard time that it had come through G G/f# It's made him thankful for the blues Em - C - G G - Em - D - G - G7 C - Em - C - G D - C - D - G - G/f# Em C G It broke my heart to know you waited ( G/f# ) Em D G G7 I had so many things to do C Em It's true as far as a lot of stuff C G you could have had a little bit of luck D C D You just called and just hung it up G G7 One of us has had enough C Em It's true as far as a lot of stuff C G you could have had a little bit of luck D C D You just called and just hung it up G Baby both of us have had enough