Tone:
Capo: None
Fingerpicking/Strumming pattern:
* = mute but still strum
Intro
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
Verse 1
[G] I remember all those [D] summers
[Am] Playing till my fingers [C] bled
[G] You'd sing the songs [D] and I'd sing with you
[Am] We'd get drunk and go to [C] bed
[G] Looking back at all [D] them memories
[Am] Lord I hate to sleep [C] alone
[G] But if you ever get [D] the notion
[Am] That you need me, [C] let me know
Chorus
[G] Cause it's just 2 hours to get there babe
[D] I can make it back bout and hour or so
[Am] Hold you close against my skin
[C] I need a little warmth on a night so cold
[G] Singing songs you used to sing
[D] The one about the lady in the old black veil
[Am] Should have seen the warning signs
[C] But Lord I love to hear you wail
[G] High and lonesome, hard and strong
[D] Even if it was a little out of tune
[Am] Hotter than socks on a Jersey giant
[C] Lord I thought you hung the moon
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
Verse 2
[G] I remember all them [D] winters
[Am] Drinking Woodford till we [C] drowned
[G] We'd get wind about a [D] party
[Am] Bundle up and go to [C] town
[G] Never worry 'bout the [D] police
[Am] Never worried much at [C] all
[G] I miss those nights [D] of reckless glory
[Am] I'd come back if you just [C] call
Chorus
[G] Cause it's just 2 hours to get there babe
[D] I can make it back about an hour or so
[Am] Hold you close against my skin
[C] I need a little warmth on a night so cold
[G] Singing songs you used to sing
[D] The one about lady in the old black veil
[Am] Should have seen the warning signs
[C] But Lord I love to hear you wail
[G] High and lonesome, hard and strong
[D] Even if it was a little out of tune
[Am] Hotter than socks on a Jersey giant
[C] Lord I thought you hung the moon
[G] [D] [Am] [C]
Bridge
[Am] I left town when we were [C] over
[Am] Cause it didn't feel the [C] same
[Am] Every backroad had a [C] memory
[Am] Every memory held your [D] name [D7]
Chorus
[G]* Cause it's just 2 hours to get there babe
[D]* I can make it back in an hour or so
[Am]* Hold you close against my skin
[C]* I need a little warmth on a night so cold
[G] Singing songs you used to sing
[D] The one about the lady in the old black veil
[Am] Should have seen the warning signs
[C] But Lord I love to hear you wail
[G] High and lonesome, hard and strong
[D] Even if it was a little out of tune
[Am] Hotter than socks on a Jersey giant
[G] Lord I thought you hung the moon
[G] [D] [Am] [C]