Rhett Miller - Close most of the time

^EbI had a run from ^Dmseventeen to ^Bbtwenty-five, That was ^Gmpretty good ^EbI gave up on ^Dmcollege life ^BbMoved back to the ^Gmneighborhood ^EbGot a 19^Dm69 ^BbWhite Ranchero ^Gmalmost-ran ^EbGot a girl who ^Dmdidn't mind ^BbWhen I withdrew she'd ^Gmunderstand

^FI was broke then ^DBut unbroken ^GmDesperate by design^Cm

^BbI ^{Dm Gm} Don't ^Ebalways get it ^Bbrig^Dmht ^{Gm Eb}But I'm ^Bbclos^Dme ^{Gm Eb}Most of the ^Bbtime Dm Gm Eb

^EbTwenty-five to ^Dmtwenty-nine I was ^Bbmakin' it, I was ^Gmmiserable ^EbI moved out by the ^Dm"Hollywood" sign ^BbLived alone though the ^Gmhouse was full ^EbI got a 19^Dm93 ^BbYellow stick-shift ^Gmrun-around ^EbI got a girl who ^Dmdidn't get me When ^BbI withdrew, she'd ^Gmput me down

^FHeartbroken ^DBut still hopin' ^GmLove would fall in line^Cm

^BbI ^{Dm Gm} Don't ^Ebalways get it ^Bbrig^Dmht ^{Gm Eb}But I'm ^Bbclos^Dme ^{Gm Eb}Most of the ^Bbtime Dm Gm Eb

^BbI ^{Dm Gm} Don't ^Ebalways get it ^Bbrig^Dmht ^{Gm Eb}But I'm ^Bbclos^Dme ^{Gm Eb}Most of the ^Bbtime

Just ^Bbwhen I'd given up on my good ^Dmfortune ^GmDamn near despaired of finding you^{Eb Bb}You come 'round with all your comp^Dmlications ^GmAnd said "Boy, you're broken. Let's see what we can do"^Eb Let's see what we can do^Bb Dm Gm Eb

^EbTwenty-nine to ^Dmpresent-day We ^Bbwound up with a ^Gmfamily ^EbSaid goodbye to ^Dmloneliness When ^BbI withdraw, you ^Gmcome to me

^FI'm broken ^DWe're all broken ^GmWe just keep on ^Cmtrying

^BbI ^{Dm Gm} Don't ^Ebalways get it ^Bbrig^Dmht ^{Gm Eb}But I'm ^Bbclos^Dme ^{Gm Eb}Most of the ^Bbtime Dm Gm Eb

^BbI ^{Dm Gm} Don't ^Ebalways get it ^Bbrig^Dmht ^{Gm Eb}But I'm ^Bbclos^Dme ^{Gm Eb}Most of the ^Bbtim^Dme ^GmMost ^Ebof the ^Bbtim^Dme ^GmMost ^Ebof the ^Bbtim^Dme ^GmMost ^Ebof the ^Bbtim^Dme Gm Eb Bb Dm