[Intro] G D C G G D C G [Verse 1] G D Queen size mattress on C G an old wood oak floor G D And I don't see the need C G in closin' a screen door G D I wanna hear the birds when C G the day finally comes G D C I fear all my days of bein' young G D G are done, we're only just begun [Verse 2] G D How close can a man come C G to God before dyin'? G D About as close as you were C G when you were tryin' G D To shade the sun from your eyes C G on the creek's edge darlin' G D There's a bar 'round the bend a C G man is bendin' blues guitarin' [Chorus] C G When the day is done D Em And those neon lights call you home C You'll be beggin' of a Saviour G to let you save her D Em The sad times of twenty-so C G When the night is through D And those American girls Em are headed home C You'll be beggin' of your Saviour G to let you save her D Em From the sweet nights of twenty-so
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[Break] G D C G G D C G [Verse 3] G D And I know how hard it is C G to love a boy like me G D With my dry sense of humour C G and my reckless tendencies G D But not all labour's C G done with hardened hands G D You been chompin' at the bit, C G just to love an honest man [Chorus] C G When the day is done D Em And those neon lights call you home C You'll be beggin' of a Saviour G to let you save her D Em The sad times of twenty-so C G When the night is through D And those American girls Em are headed home C You'll be beggin' of your Saviour G to let you save her D Em From the sweet nights of twenty-so
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[Break] C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em [Chorus] C G So when the day is done D Em And those neon lights call you home C You'll be beggin' for your Saviour G to let you save her D Em The savage times of twenty-so C G When the night is through D And those American girls Em are headed home C You'll be beggin' of your Saviour G to let you save her D Em From the sweet nights of twenty-so
