Intro: G C F G C F 
 
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I drove up from a rivertown, it was late September early October. 
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Thought maybe I could clear my mind and see the leaves turn red. 
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The tunes up and the windows down 
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On the skyline drive when she flagged me over 
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"Hallelujah what a beautiful morning" 
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Where the first words that she said 
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Her eyes were blue as the sky on a perfect blue ridge day 
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She said, "I could use a lift if you're going my way," and........ 


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I was............  I was headed south, I was headed out 
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headed nowhere or anywhere we wanted to go 
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The road stretched out in front of us 
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And she was ready to run it just like I was.  
 
 
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Told me she was twenty two 
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and she'd just broken out of William and Mary 
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Another summer under daddy's roof was all that she could do 
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Her boyfriend, she cut him loose 
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Too cold for a wedding in January 
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She said, "thats enough about me now tell me about you" 
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I rambled on about broken hearts and staying too long 
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She said, "Im sorry, but you were right to move on"  and....... 
 
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Aint it funny how everything hinges on a twist of fate 
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She held my hand and said "Arent you amazed"  and...... 
 
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