Capo 2nd Fret Intro: D5 B5 G5 G5 D5 D5 Met her down in Tampa Bay B5 Spring Break - '88 G5 She came to hear my band play D5 And man, we were on that night Twin guitars and 20 minute jams B5 Tush, Cocaine, Sweet Home Alabam' G5 I knew I had her in the palm of my hand D5 When I stepped in the spotlight B5 A5 Hot and heavy in that little alley G5 On a 15 minute break B5 A5 We shared a cigarette A long kiss G5 And she stood there by the stage All night by the stage N.C. Man, what can I say? D5 She loved me D5 After five long years of tryin' to be a star B5 I sold my axe and I quit them bars G5 Got a real job, fixin' trucks and cars D5 Had a couple new mouths to feed Eventually that monthly wage B5 And the finer points of the suburban age G5 All became bars on a cage D5 Man, it was killin' me B5 A5 I started cussin' - gettin' mad at nothin' G5 And blamin' her for ruinin' my life B5 I started sinkin' A5 Cheatin' and a drinkin' G5 But she stood there, by my side Right there by my side N.C. With tears in her eyes D5 And she loved me E5 She loved me G5 Heaven knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why D5 She loved me D5 She finally left, three years ago B5 Married a man out in New Mexico G5 Calls to say the boys are really growin' D5 God, I miss them kids As for me, I'm twelve steps down the line B5 I found a church, that I like just fine G5 Even got a gig playing these songs of mine D5 Oh, how I reminice B5 A5 Hot and heavy in that little alley G5 On a 15 minute break B5 A5 We shared a cigarette A long kiss G5 And she stood there by the stage All night by the stage N.C. Man, those were the days D5 She loved me E5 She loved me G5 Heaven knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why D5 She loved me E5 She loved me G5 Heaven knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why N.C. She loved me D5 B5 G5 G5 D5
