Ferron - Aint life a brook

I watch you reading a ^Gbook ^GI get to thinking ^Cmaj7our love's a polished stone You give me a l^Cong ^Cmaj7drawn l^Cook ^Cmaj7I know pretty ^Csoon you're going to leav^Cmaj7e our ^Ghome

And of course I^G mind ^GEspecially when I'^Cmaj7m thinking from my heart But life don't c^Clickety clack^Cmaj7 down a s^Ctraight line track ^Cmaj7You come to^Cgether and you come^Cmaj7 a - ^Gpart

You say^C you hope I'm not the ^Dkind To make you f^Emeel obl^Em/F#iged ^Gto go ^Cticking through your ^Dtime With a p^Emained look ^Em/F#in ^Gyour e^Cyes, You give me the f^Durniture, we'll d^Givide the ^Em/F#photo g^Emraphs Go out to d^Cinner o^Cmaj7ne more t^Cadd9ime Have oursel^Cves a bottle ^Cmaj7of w^Cadd9ine A^Cadd9nd a couple of laughs

When first you ^Gleft ^GI stayed so ^Cmaj7sad I wouldn't sleep I know that ^Clove's a ^Cmaj7gift, I t^Chought yours was mine ^Cmaj7And s^Comething that I ^Cmaj7could ^Gkeep

Now I real^Gize ^Gthat time is not the ^Cmaj7only compromise a bird in the ^Chand could be an all^Cmaj7 night s^Ctand Between^Cmaj7 a blazing ^Cfire and a p^Cmaj7ocket of s^Gkies

So I ^Chope I'm not the ^Dkind To make you f^Emeel obl^Em/F#iged ^Gto go ^Cticking through your ^Dtime With a p^Emained look ^Em/F#in ^Gyour e^Cyes, I covered the fur^Dniture, I fr^Gamed the p^Em/F#hotograp^Emhs Went out to^C dinner^Cmaj7 one more^Cadd9 time Had m^Cyself a bottl^Cmaj7e of w^Cadd9ine ^Cadd9and a couple of laughs

Just the other ^Gday ^GI got your l^Cmaj7etter in the mail I'm happy for ^Cyou, its ^Cmaj7been so l^Cong You've bee^Cmaj7n wanting a c^Cabin and a bac^Cmaj7kwoods t^Grail

And I think that's ^Ggreat...me... ^GI seem to ^Cmaj7find myself in school It's all O^Ck, I just^Cmaj7 want to ^Csay I^Cmaj7'm so relie^Cved we didn't d^Cmaj7o it c^Gruel

But ain't life a br^Gook J^Gust when I get to^Cmaj7 feeling like a polished stone I give me a l^Cong ^Cmaj7drawn l^Cook It^Cmaj7's kind of a ^Cdrag to find yo^Cmaj7urself a^Glone

And sometimes I ^Gmind Es^Gpecially when I'm^Cmaj7 waiting on your heart But life don't c^Clickety^Cmaj7 clack down a s^Ctraight line track It^Cmaj7 comes to^Cgether and it c^Cmaj7omes apa^Grt

Cause I k^Cnow you're not the ^Dkind To make me fe^Emel obli^Em/F#ged t^Go go ^Cticking through my ti^Dme with a p^Emained look ^Em/F#in m^Gy ey^Ces, I sold the furnitu^Dre, I put a^Gway the ph^Em/F#otograph^Ems Went out to d^Cinner o^Cmaj7ne last t^Cadd9ime had my^Cself a ^Cmaj7bottle of w^Cadd9ine ^Cadd9Had a couple of laughs

And wasn't it fi^Gne.... ^{Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G}