Carrie Newcomer - Before the fall

^GWhere did the time go? I swear It ^Emwas last week, at most last year The ^Cface that I see in the mirror ^{D D}Really can't be me

This ^Gtown can talk, and just because But ^Emstupid is as stupid does We^C have but one or two great loves ^{D D}Why would I regret?

I ^Gwas the girl you a^Clmost married When^G hopes were high and ^Ceyes were starry You^G lay me down in the ^Ctallest grass When the ^Dsun was going down In the ^Gshadow of the thu^Cnderstorm My hair^G tangled in your ^Csunburned arms You ^Emcrazy for my wi^Cldest charms ^DThat summer before the fall

^GSo willingly lead astray The ^Emworld spun slower than today Most^C women know but they’ll never say ^D

I ^Gwas the girl you a^Clmost married When^G hopes were high and ^Ceyes were starry You^G lay me down in the ^Ctallest grass When the ^Dsun was going down In the ^Gshadow of the thu^Cnderstorm My hair^G tangled in your ^Csunburned arms You ^Emcrazy for my wi^Cldest charms ^DThat summer before the fall

On steamy ^Emnights in mid July Through dusty ^Cwindows and stormy skies I lean on the ^Emcounter and I close my eyes ^D

Who ^Gknows how far a good deed flies Or the ^Emspeed of light to reach our eyes Or^C when we shouldn't question why ^D

I ^Gwas the girl you a^Clmost married When^G hopes were high and ^Ceyes were starry You^G lay me down in the ^Ctallest grass When the ^Dsun was going down In the ^Gshadow of the thu^Cnderstorm My hair^G tangled in your ^Csunburned arms You ^Emcrazy for my wi^Cldest charms ^DThat summer before the fall