Intro: G5

Verse 1: 
         G5              D5
She left 3 months after graduation
E5                 C5     
For Valdosta and a higher education.
G5                        D5                    C5
I stayed behind, took a job out there feeding grain.
       G5                       D5                  
It was late night phone calls, working overtime
E5                C5
Doing anything to keep her mine,
        G5                  D5                  C5
Putting all my hard-earned dough in a diamond ring.

      E5         D5
I was wide-eyed, young, in love,
E5             D5             C5
Heading to her college in my pickup truck,
         E5            D5
But when I arrived, to my surprise,
        C5                              C5
She was on the couch all whiskey-eyed, kissing on some other guy.



Chorus: 
G5                           D5  
There comes a time when you get taught a lesson
E5                           C5
Making it clear you've got a lot to learn
      G5     D5         C5
About love, life, and women.
     G5                     D5
Well I learned mine out on Brookwood Drive,
E5                     C5
Things ain't what they seem sometimes,
    G5                   D5        C5
And heartache is just a part of living.
     D5                            C5
Yeah I know a good education will cost you,
                            G5
But I got mine for free, in Valdosta. 



Verse 2: 
  G5                         D5
I didn't hang around for an explanation,
E5                 C5
I laid out without hesitation
G5             D5                  C5
Right after I spit my dip in his eye. 
          G5                 D5
But if it wasn't for her promiscuous ways,
         E5                    C5
I'd have never stopped at that cafe
        G5                       D5                      C5 
Where a sweet little brown-eyed girl asked me what I'd like.

        G5            D5 
I said, "How 'bout a love that lasts,
   E5                       C5
A girl who's looking for an honest man?"
           G5      D5 
She said, "I know how it feels
C5                                           C5
When you're out there spinning your wheels, tryna find something real.



Chorus: 
G5                           D5  
There comes a time when you get taught a lesson
E5                           C5
Making it clear you've got a lot to learn
      G5     D5         C5
About love, life, and women.
     G5                     D5
Yeah I learned mine out on Brookwood Drive,
E5                     C5
Things ain't what they seem sometimes,
    G5                   D5        C5
And heartache is just a part of living.
     D5                            C5
Well I know a good education will cost you,
                            G5
But I got mine for free, in Valdosta.  

G5    D5    E5    C5

Bridge:
         A5  
Now that brown-eyed girl is riding shotgun,
      C5 
We've got a sunset and a fifth of rum.
    A5  
And in my own way, I'm thankful now
         D5
for that little South Georgia college town.


Chorus: 
G5                           D5  
There comes a time when you get taught a lesson
E5                           C5
Making it clear you've got a lot to learn
      G5     D5         C5
About love, life, and women.
    G5                     D5
Hey I learned mine out on Brookwood Drive,
E5                     C5
Things ain't what they seem sometimes,
    G5                   D5        C5
And heartache is just a part of living.
               G5                   D5       C5
Yeah, I said a heartache is just a part of living.
D5                            
I know a good education will cost you,
    C5                          G5          D5      C5
But I got mine for free, in Valdosta. 
            G5             D5      C5 
Way down in Valdosta.
 G5
Ooohhh. 

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