Riley Green - North on 21

Third night this ^Gweek, I'm playin' this old ^Bmbar again A young newly wed ^Ccouple showed up, spotted the as ^Dsoon as they walked in They looked so ^Gin love, young man looked ^Bmup at me He threw me a five, ^Casked if he could buy ^Dme a drink

He said I wi^Csh I could sing and pl^Day guitar, man yo^Gu've go^D/F#t it made ^Em He said, be- ^Cfore we go and toast to that, there's ^Dsomething I've gotta say

I'd give it all, ^CI'd give it back ^G I'd make a call, ^Cwouldn't take me long to ^Dpack And I'd give it up, ^CI'd give it in ^G If only I ^Ccould see ^Emher again ^D It just ^Ctook this long to see ^Dthat this ain?ft ^Gwhere I ^Dneed to be ^Em I've had too much fun, ^CI'm headed ^Dnorth on 21

I made a lot of good ^Gfriends, but lost them just as ^Bmfast You can't see the real ^Cworld through the bottom of a ^Dglass Aint even got a ^Gdog, 'cause I'm always on the ^Bmroad Don't even call home, ^Caint been a letter wrote ^D

But if I ^Ccould see the br^Dight lights of Mont- go^Gmery, Al^D/F#abama ^{Em C}Take this long road back up home, and ^Dnever take it down

I'd give it all, ^CI'd give it back ^G I'd make a call, ^Cwouldn't take me long to ^Dpack And I'd give it up, ^CI'd give it in ^G If only I ^Ccould see ^Emher again ^D It just ^Ctook this long to see ^Dthat this ain?ft ^Gwhere I ^Dneed to be ^Em I've had too much fun, ^CI'm headed ^Dnorth on 21 ^G

It just ^Ctook this long to see ^Dthat this ^Gbottles ^Ddrowning me ^Em I've had too much fun, ^CI'm headed ^Dnorth on 21