Intro
E A x 2
Verse 1
[E]Right theres the high-school where we met [A]
[E]Wed sneak out back for a couple kisses and a cigarette [A]
[E]And that parking lot was our first date [A]
[E]And her momma slammed the door when I dropped her off too[A] late
Pre-Chorus
[C#m]Shes gone
[A]Chasing that highway wind
[C#m]Shes gone
[B]She aint coming back again
Chorus
[E]This aint nothing
[A]Nothing but a goodbye town [C#m]
[B]These streets are only bring me down [E]
[A]Gotta find a way to finally get out [C#m]
[B]Out of this goodbye town
E A x 2
Verse 2
[E]We sat down on those courthouse steps[A]
[E]Fourth of july those fireworks over our heads[A]
[E]And theyd ring the bells of that little church[A]
[E]No there aint nowhere I can look that doesnt hurt [A]
Pre-Chorus
[C#m]Shes gone
[A]Chasing that highway wind
[C#m]Shes gone
[B]She aint coming back again
Chorus
[E]This aint nothing
[A]Nothing but a goodbye town [C#m]
[B]These streets are only bring me down [E]
[A]Gotta find a way to finally get out [C#m]
[B]Out of this goodbye town
[F#m] [C#m] [B] [A]
Bridge
[F#m]I can erase the m[C#m]emories
And I cant burn [B]the whole place down [A]
Chorus
n/c E
No this aint nothing
[A]Nothing but a goodbye town [C#m]
[B]To hell if Im sticking around [E]
[A]Gotta find a way to finally get out [C#m]
[B]Out of this goodbye town [E]
[A]Oh yeah [E]
[A]Out of this goodbye town [E]
[A]Im out of this town [E]
[A]So out of this town [E]
[E] [A]
Outro
E A C#m B until end
(ad-lib over outro)
Youll be just a memory in the back of my mind
Youll be just a memory yeah
Oh somewhere in the back of my mind
In the back of my mind
One day youre gonna look back at what we had
You gonna think of me
You gonna think of me
When Im long gone
Ill be long gone
E A x 2
Verse 1
[E]Right theres the high-school where we met [A]
[E]Wed sneak out back for a couple kisses and a cigarette [A]
[E]And that parking lot was our first date [A]
[E]And her momma slammed the door when I dropped her off too[A] late
Pre-Chorus
[C#m]Shes gone
[A]Chasing that highway wind
[C#m]Shes gone
[B]She aint coming back again
Chorus
[E]This aint nothing
[A]Nothing but a goodbye town [C#m]
[B]These streets are only bring me down [E]
[A]Gotta find a way to finally get out [C#m]
[B]Out of this goodbye town
E A x 2
Verse 2
[E]We sat down on those courthouse steps[A]
[E]Fourth of july those fireworks over our heads[A]
[E]And theyd ring the bells of that little church[A]
[E]No there aint nowhere I can look that doesnt hurt [A]
Pre-Chorus
[C#m]Shes gone
[A]Chasing that highway wind
[C#m]Shes gone
[B]She aint coming back again
Chorus
[E]This aint nothing
[A]Nothing but a goodbye town [C#m]
[B]These streets are only bring me down [E]
[A]Gotta find a way to finally get out [C#m]
[B]Out of this goodbye town
[F#m] [C#m] [B] [A]
Bridge
[F#m]I can erase the m[C#m]emories
And I cant burn [B]the whole place down [A]
Chorus
n/c E
No this aint nothing
[A]Nothing but a goodbye town [C#m]
[B]To hell if Im sticking around [E]
[A]Gotta find a way to finally get out [C#m]
[B]Out of this goodbye town [E]
[A]Oh yeah [E]
[A]Out of this goodbye town [E]
[A]Im out of this town [E]
[A]So out of this town [E]
[E] [A]
Outro
E A C#m B until end
(ad-lib over outro)
Youll be just a memory in the back of my mind
Youll be just a memory yeah
Oh somewhere in the back of my mind
In the back of my mind
One day youre gonna look back at what we had
You gonna think of me
You gonna think of me
When Im long gone
Ill be long gone