Capo 3
[C]I remember waiting by the [D]curb with Mr. M[G]urphy
When daddy picked me up from school his [C][D]
eyes were [G]red
[C]We drove to the [D]hospital in a h[Em]urry
Where my family gathered around my [C]
Grandpa's [D]bed
[C]he was my best friend
[G/B]he taught me how to fish
[G]and i cried listening [D]to my daddy p[C]ray
for one of those i've [D]loved along the [G]way
[C]She had a ribbon in her [D]hair the day I met [G]her
[C]That whole next [D]year we couldn't get e[G]nough
[C]And after graduation [D]she took off for [Em]Denver
[C]For awhile we both tried to keep in t[D]ouch
[C]She was my best friend
[G/B]and it broke my heart
[G]but i dont regret [D]the day she b[C]ecame
one of those i've [D]loved along the [G]way
[D]And i hope they know
[C]I never would have made it this far [D]on my own
[C]where would we all would be without those f[G]athers and mo[G/F#]thers, sisters and brothers
[C]the friends i've made, [Em]the long lost lo[D]vers
[C]I wouldn't [D]be who I am t[Em]oday
[C]If not for those i've [D]loved along the[Em] way
[C]Along the [Em]way... C.........D.....
[C]Now I'm just a country boy[D] with a g[G]uitar
[C]Looking back down this old r[D]oad i've travled o[G]n
[C]It was never about[D] trying to be some [Em]big star
[C]For me it's always been about these son[D]gs
[C]See their my best friends
[G/B]they're the life I lead
[G]And i hope they p[D]ut a smile [D]on your fa[C]ce
[C]Those that i've [D]loved along the [Em]way
[C]Caus I wouldn't be [D]the man I am t[Em]oday
[C]If not for those i've [D]loved along the [G]way
C x32033
D xx0232
G 320033
Em 022000
G/F# 2x0033
G/Bx20033
(Thanks to Kerry Lucas for corrections)
[C]I remember waiting by the [D]curb with Mr. M[G]urphy
When daddy picked me up from school his [C][D]
eyes were [G]red
[C]We drove to the [D]hospital in a h[Em]urry
Where my family gathered around my [C]
Grandpa's [D]bed
[C]he was my best friend
[G/B]he taught me how to fish
[G]and i cried listening [D]to my daddy p[C]ray
for one of those i've [D]loved along the [G]way
[C]She had a ribbon in her [D]hair the day I met [G]her
[C]That whole next [D]year we couldn't get e[G]nough
[C]And after graduation [D]she took off for [Em]Denver
[C]For awhile we both tried to keep in t[D]ouch
[C]She was my best friend
[G/B]and it broke my heart
[G]but i dont regret [D]the day she b[C]ecame
one of those i've [D]loved along the [G]way
[D]And i hope they know
[C]I never would have made it this far [D]on my own
[C]where would we all would be without those f[G]athers and mo[G/F#]thers, sisters and brothers
[C]the friends i've made, [Em]the long lost lo[D]vers
[C]I wouldn't [D]be who I am t[Em]oday
[C]If not for those i've [D]loved along the[Em] way
[C]Along the [Em]way... C.........D.....
[C]Now I'm just a country boy[D] with a g[G]uitar
[C]Looking back down this old r[D]oad i've travled o[G]n
[C]It was never about[D] trying to be some [Em]big star
[C]For me it's always been about these son[D]gs
[C]See their my best friends
[G/B]they're the life I lead
[G]And i hope they p[D]ut a smile [D]on your fa[C]ce
[C]Those that i've [D]loved along the [Em]way
[C]Caus I wouldn't be [D]the man I am t[Em]oday
[C]If not for those i've [D]loved along the [G]way
C x32033
D xx0232
G 320033
Em 022000
G/F# 2x0033
G/Bx20033
(Thanks to Kerry Lucas for corrections)