This is a great song to listen to driving through the woods of Maine. Youtube the song to get a feel for the strumming pattern and rhythm of the song! Capo the 2nd fret for this one! :) G(Barre chord) used in the Intro and the verses E-3- B-3- G-4- D-5- A-5- E-3- In the intro and any time the into is played, Chris plays this when he's playing the C e-----------------------------| B-1-1-1-3-1-3-1-1-1-1-3-1-3-1-| G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E-----------------------------| Intro: G(Barre) C G(Barre) C G(Barre) Crossin' border into my homeland I been Up north seein' my old man C I didn't get much fuss, Comin' through this time Look forward to havin' a puff, Just over that state line and I G(Barre) Rolled into Eustis just a little bit late gotta Hefty grant I had tucked away C Just a few miles back under a sweepin' pine Got the stereo on and the sun in my eyes and G(Barre) Stretch ahead got some lonely miles Loggin' trucks every once in a while C I knew a girl here once, didn't catch her name Just gave her a ride up to Sugarloaf Lane and it's F (Strum once) One of those things you can't take back C (Strum once) Never say anything you shoulda said An Open G chord is played during the chorus E-3- B-3- G-0- D-0- A-2- E-3- G Stay a little longer F Maybe I ain't had enough of you yet C Gimme just one more minute F C One more minute and I won't ask you again G I know it's a slow ride F I know you really gotta go home C Stay a little longer F C Just a little longer G(Barre) Before ya go (Play Intro again) I cruise on by that 45 sign man I don't care let that hemi unwind It's an open road, Ain't no cops in sight Keepin' watch for deer, creepin' on the roadside and I got lost just a few years past This part of town ain't on the map It's a backwoods way, Little short on time God how things change, Now I can drive it blind and Got some coffee in an Norridgewock store Not much further till I hit Bangor I knew a girl there once, She was wild 'n free Gotta drunkards dream if I ever you see and it's One of those things you can't take back Never say anything you shoulda said Stay a little longer Baby have just another glass Gimme just one more second Just one more second and I'll try to make it last Maybe just a sip of whiskey And it's me you'll wanna hold Stay a little longer Just a little longer Before ya go (Intro) Construction's heavy on the old frontier Same spot they fixed last year It's an uphill race, It's a one leg climb Keepin' one step up on the sands of time and Up ahead 'fore ya hit the main drag there's a Log house with a US flag I knew a girl there once, God I fell so hard It hurts every time but the first time scars and it's One of those things you can't take back Never say anything you shoulda said Stay a little longer I think I'll die if you go away Gimme just one more moment Just one more moment and I'll stay out of your way Maybe we were foolish Maybe we never even had a hope Stay a little longer Just a little longer Before ya go (Intro) Kill the engine at the old white farm With the big sunflower on the barn I knew a girl there once, She was old and wise Had a travelers soul and a grandma's smile and it's One of those things you can't take back Never say anything you shoulda said Stay a little longer Maybe I ain't had enough of you yet Gimme just one more minute Just one more minute and I won't ask you again I know it's a slow ride I know you really gotta go home Stay a little longer Just a little longer Before ya go End on G(Barre)
