F#m A D


[Verse 1]
       F#m
Caught hell down on that county line he said
 A
"Georgia law man, he ain't taking whats mine"
    D
And I knew it came a little too soon, my dear.
                F#m
Cause he's been fighting his way through the southern states,
       A
With a bottle of whiskey and a few mistakes
         D
And then fell right into love with a girl named Grace


[Chorus]
                F#m *               A *
He said "Well I died today when you took my breath away
          D
With that Oklahoma sunshine on your face,
        F#m        A
And I'd find a way to promise you forever
          D
Even if forever means

I'm gonna have to sell my soul today"


[Verse 2]
        F#m
So they rode together just a raisin' Cain,
A
Cheating death outta them poker games
         D
And then knocking out the back door

On the back way out of town
         F#m
Well the marshals boys never far behind and then
A
West Virginia had on the horizon
D
He thought it best to let her know right now. He said


[Chorus 2]
               F#m *             A *
"We could have died today, but I loved you all the way
        D
And I'd go right down to hell just to set you free
        F#m        A
And I'd find a way to promise you forever
           D
Even if forever means dying right here with you next to me"


[Bridge]
      Bm F#m
Oh-oh-oh oh
Bm A D
Oh-oh
       Bm F#m
I said Oh-oh oh
Bm A D
Oh-oh


[Verse 3]
        F#m *
So when hell came down on that county line
    A *
And all they could remember was the Oklahoma sunshine,
D *
She looked at him and he looked away
                 F#m *
He said "I heard West Virginia looks just like heaven
    A *
And right here's about as close as were getting and I,
D *                                         D **
I don't think we're going to win this one today"


[Chorus 3]
             F#m              A 
"We're gonna die today, but I loved you all the way
        D
And I'd go right down to hell just to set you free
        F#m           A
And I'd find a way to promise you forever
           D
Even if forever means dying right here with you next to me
            Bm F#m
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh
Bm A D
Oh-oh
        Bm F#m
I said, Oh-oh oh
Bm A D F#m
Oh-oh