Verse 1: G C G Spent the night with a friend of mine, and a handle of good wiskey G C G We picked guitars and talked about how the glory days went missin' C G D/F# Em It didn't take to long to find the truth inside that bottle C G D G Cast a sea, so long ago, was a message from my father Chorus: C G You keep your heart above your head, and your eyes wide open G D So this world can't find a way to leave you cold Em D/F# Em-D/F#-G And know you're not the only ship out on the ocean (walk up to) C D Save your strength for things that you can change C D Forgive the one's you can't N.C. You gotta let it go Verse 2: G C G Looking back now on my life I can't say I regret it G C G And all the places I ended up, not the way Ma woulda had it C G - D/F# - Em But you only get once chance in life to leave your mark upon it C G D G So when that pony he comes riding by you better set your sweet ass on it Repeat Chorus: Bridge: C D G Like a sweet sunset in Georgia let it go C D and like the fear that grabs ahold ya Em let it go C G La la la la_____ la, D/F# Em la la la, la_____ la C Am la la la la_____ la, G you let it go Repeat Chorus: