Riley Green - Almost

^BmSlipped out of town without a h^Aandshake or goodbye j^Gust this old guitar I had stars in my eyes ^BmI was playing bars I was meeting girls I wasn't l^Aivin right but I was staying high every n^Gight ^Gunderneath the glow of the neon lights ^Bmone morning I woke up with bott^Ales as far as I could see w^Ghen I closed my eyes and I drifted

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back to sleep I saw

^Dthe way momma l^Aooked at me ^Geven though I know I had to be ^Dhell to raise^{A G}man I raised some hell ^Dheard daddy ^Asay son 'get your l^Gazy ass up' t^Dhere aint no sense^A in sleeping a^Gll day ^BmI thought a^About my folks back home a^Gnd how they cared about me so ^Bm m^Aade me wanna set this bo^Gttle down...

^BmThrough the haze of a smokey old ^Asaloon saw a girl cutting me a grin from ^Gacross the room ^Gand I swear she had wings ^Bmshe loved to hear me play g^Auitar and I loved to watch her dance and ^GI loved to hear her sing ^Bmone night she layed down the l^Aaw told me that I had to make a choice G N.C. when I closed my eyes and I listened to her voice I saw

^DThe firs^At time we held ha^Gnds ^{D A}I saw the first time that we da^Gnced ^DI saw that o^Ane night on the cr^Geek and that night you ^Dsnuck out ^Aof your dorm and met me d^Gown on Mountain Street ^BmI thought about that s^Aummer we spent d^Gown on the coast ^{Bm A}made me wanna set this bo^Gttle down... A

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lmost.

^BmOne last time I found my^Aself down and out ^GI was just outside of Birmingham in some no-name town ^BmI couldnt recall the night before when I dr^Aank myself to sleep ^Gso I threw on this old ball cap and stumbled out into the street ^Bmtoo many nights the same ol' same I g^Aot lost in this damn crown G N.C. but when I packed up my guitar case I took one last look around and I saw...

^DThat old barn ^A wh^Gere I killed my first truck ^Dand I walked my bird d^Aog bo past the pond wh^Gere we killed our first duck ^DI saw grandp^Aa's garden and I could still s^Gee them pretty vines ^Dthough its been some t^Aime since they've h^Geld a muscadine ^DI thought about ^Ahow grandma's house still sm^Gells the same even though its ^Dbeen a few years ^A now s^Gince I've seen her face ^Bm.....s^Ao I raised my glass up for o^Gne last toast ^Bm.....^Aand finally set this bo^Gttle down... Almost.