Goodnight, Texas - Id rather not

^AI saw my father last night ^BmWalking toward a dim light ^AI called for him to turn ^Bmaround but he kept walking ^AThe clouds they listened in grey^Bm To every word I would say ^A But somehow nothing ever c^Bmomes of all the talking^A

^AI awaken grinding^G teeth down 'Til they ^Bmrot ^AI could try to deal with all the ^Gpain now But I'd rather ^Bmnot

^AI wander lonesome sometimes^Bm and sift the dirt for some dimes ^A And try to save enough to m^Bmake it through the winter ^A But the windows they break^Bm Can't keep from shiv'ring awake^A The crooked walls around the h^Bmouse they start to splinter

^ASometimes I feel like I've been ^Gcut and it won't ^Bmclot ^AI could try to deal with all the ^Gpain But I'd rather ^Bmnot

^ASome years they fly to the next^Bm Some inch along with the text^A But downs and ups are all f^Bmamiliar after so long ^A I've worked on beating them d^Bmown And hiding in a new town^A and It's all easier than ad^Bmmitting I've been wrong

^AI've been dealt a hand that's missing c^Gards But it's what I've ^Bmgot ^AI could try to deal with all the p^Gain But I'd rather n^Bmot ^A I'd rather not^{Bm A} I'd rather not^{Bm A Bm}