INTRO:
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VERSE:
G
Old friend,
D
It’s been awhile,
ABm
I ain’t spoke to you in years,
G
And often times,
D
Boys from this town,
ABm
Put wheels down and disappear,
G
Mrs. Cole asked about you
D
Just three days back,
ABm
And I had no answer to give her,
GD
I told her that you moved way out west,
ABm
To write some songs and grow a little more bitter,
GD
The kids talk about you around here
ABm
Like you’re some kind of legend
GD
I wonder if they know a thousand sunrises ago
ABmBm
You were eager just like them.
CHORUS:
GD
But if you ever decide to bring your pain and your pride
ABm
Back to this side of Oklahoma City,
G
There’ll be a porch light on,
D
From the post you leaned on
ABm
Before you wound up on the wrong side of pity,
GD
And often times I pray for you and often times I don’t,
ABm
Is it the goodbyes that haunt you or the fear of new hellos,
GD
You won't stay for long 'cause you won’t stop your running,
ABm
Wait for tomorrow until tomorrow’s not coming.
INSTRUMENTAL:
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VERSE:
GD
Heard you landed in Tulsa while he slipped away,
ABm
Is that the reason your fleeing the fields we hauled hay,
GD
Heat this July or the dark last December,
ABm
Look in my eyes and you might remember,
GD
Weed out in Norman, the Stillwater strip,
ABmBm
Run far enough boy and you’re bound to trip.
CHORUS:
GD
But if you ever decide to bring your pain and your pride
ABm
Back to this side of Oklahoma City,
G
There’ll be a porch light on,
D
From the post you leaned on
ABm
Before you wound up on the wrong side of pity,
GD
And often times I pray for you and often times I don’t,
ABm
Is it the goodbyes that haunt you or the fear of new hellos,
GD
You never stay long 'cause you won’t stop your running,
ABm
Wait for tomorrow until tomorrow’s not coming.
(Let's end it)
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CHORUS:
GD
If you ever decide to bring your pain and your pride
ABm
Back to this side of Oklahoma City,
G
Be a porch light on,
D
From the post you leaned on
ABm
Before you wound up on the wrong side of pity,
GD
And often times I pray for you and often times I don’t,
ABm
Is it the goodbyes that haunt you or the fear of new hellos,
GD
Never stay for long 'cause you won’t stop your running,
ABm
Wait for tomorrow until tomorrow’s not coming.
OUTRO:
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