Eric Church - What i almost was

^GIt was my senior year, I just^C turne^Gd 18 I was^Em a Friday night hero, with Divi^Dsion ^G1 dreams ^GI had an offer on the table, a^C four-^Gyear ride 'Til th^Emat fourth-and-two an^Dd 24^G dive

^DI left on a stretcher, woun^Cd up on a ^Gcrutch ^DWalked on that next summer woun^Cd up gett^Gin' cut ^EmI flipped off that ^Dcoach, left th^Cat school in^G the dust ^AmFor making my^G/B dreams go ^Ca bust ^CAnd I thank God I ain't^D (NC) What I almost was

^GWell I moved on back home,^C came awful^G close To being some^Em son-in-law, to so^Dme C^GEO ^GCoulda been a corner office, country club,^C suit-and-t^Gie man ^EmAnswering to no one, bu^Dt her a^Gnd him

^DI ran out on his money, ran^C out o^Gn her love ^DAt four in the morning I ^Cloaded m^Gy truck ^EmI left my hom^Detown in a ^Cbig cloud^G of dust ^AmI just had to^G/B follow^C my gut ^CAnd I thank god I a^Din't What I almost^Am was

^GGuitar town I bought this old Epiphone ^GStarted stringin' chords and words into songs ^GBeen puttin' in time on 16th Avenue ^EmPourin' out my heart, for^D tips on a^G stool

^DI ain't making a killin' but t^Chen there's thos^Ge nights ^DWhen the song comes together and^C hits home ju^Gst right ^EmThe crowd's on their^D feet, cuz th^Cey can't g^Get enough ^AmOf this music ^G/BI make and^C I love ^CAnd I thank God I ain't I thank God I ain't^Em Yeah I t^Chank God I ain't ^DWhat I almost was