"Valdosta" by Corbette Jackson
I got these chords from watching a video of one of his performances.
Intro: G
Verse 1:
G (320003@1) DShe (xx0232@1)left 3 months after graduation
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)
For Valdosta and a higher education.
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CI (x32010@1)stayed behind, took a job out there feeding grain.
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
It was late night phone calls, working overtime
Em (022000@1) CDoing (x32010@1)anything to keep her mine,
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CPutting (x32010@1)all my hard-earned dough in a diamond ring.
Em (022000@1) DI (xx0232@1)was wide-eyed, young, in love,
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) CHeading (x32010@1)to her college in my pickup truck,
Em (022000@1) DBut (xx0232@1)when I arrived, to my surprise,
C (x32010@1) CShe (x32010@1)was on the couch all whiskey-eyed, kissing on some other guy.
Chorus:
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
There comes a time when you get taught a lesson
Em (022000@1) CMaking (x32010@1)it clear you've got a lot to learn
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CAbout (x32010@1)love, life, and women.
G (320003@1) DWell (xx0232@1)I learned mine out on Brookwood Drive,
Em (022000@1) CThings (x32010@1)ain't what they seem sometimes,
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CAnd (x32010@1)heartache is just a part of living.
D (xx0232@1) CYeah (x32010@1)I know a good education will cost you,
GBut (320003@1)I got mine for free, in Valdosta.
Verse 2:
G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)didn't hang around for an explanation,
Em (022000@1) CI (x32010@1)laid out without hesitation
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CRight (x32010@1)after I spit my dip in his eye.
G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)if it wasn't for her promiscuous ways,
Em (022000@1) CI'd (x32010@1)have never stopped at that cafe
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)Where a sweet little brown-eyed girl asked me what I'd like.
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)I said, "How 'bout a love that lasts,
Em (022000@1) CA (x32010@1)girl who's looking for an honest man?"
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)She said, "I know how it feels
C (x32010@1) CWhen (x32010@1)you're out there spinning your wheels, tryna find something real.
Chorus:
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
There comes a time when you get taught a lesson
Em (022000@1) CMaking (x32010@1)it clear you've got a lot to learn
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CAbout (x32010@1)love, life, and women.
G (320003@1) DYeah (xx0232@1)I learned mine out on Brookwood Drive,
Em (022000@1) CThings (x32010@1)ain't what they seem sometimes,
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CAnd (x32010@1)heartache is just a part of living.
D (xx0232@1) CWell (x32010@1)I know a good education will cost you,
GBut (320003@1)I got mine for free, in Valdosta.
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)Bridge:
Am (x02210@1)
Now that brown-eyed girl is riding shotgun,
C (x32010@1)We've got a sunset and a fifth of rum.
Am (x02210@1)
And in my own way, I'm thankful now
Dfor (xx0232@1)that little South Georgia college town.
Chorus:
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
There comes a time when you get taught a lesson
Em (022000@1) CMaking (x32010@1)it clear you've got a lot to learn
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CAbout (x32010@1)love, life, and women.
G (320003@1) DHey (xx0232@1)I learned mine out on Brookwood Drive,
Em (022000@1) CThings (x32010@1)ain't what they seem sometimes,
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CAnd (x32010@1)heartache is just a part of living.
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CYeah, (x32010@1)I said a heartache is just a part of living.
D (xx0232@1)
I know a good education will cost you,
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CBut (x32010@1)I got mine for free, in Valdosta.
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)Way down in Valdosta.
GOoohhh. (320003@1)
End on G
