Verse 1:
D G D
a heart on the run, keeps a hand on the gun, it can’t trust anyone
D G D
I was so sure, what I needed was more, tried to shoot out the sun
Bm G D
In days when we raged, we flew off the page, such damage was done
D G D
But I made it through, ‘cause somebody knew, I was meant for someone
Chorus 1:
D G D
So girl leave your boots by the bed we ain’t leavin’ this room
D G D
Till someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
Em G Bm
It’s cold in this house and I ain’t goin’ out to chop wood
D G D
So cover me up and know you’re enough to use me for good
Verse 2:
D G D
Put your faith to the test, when I tore off your dress, in Richmond-on-high
D G D
I sobered up, and I swore off that stuff, forever this time
Bm G D
And the old lovers’ say, I thought it’d be me, who helped him get home
D G D
But home was a dream, one I’d never seen, ‘til you came along
Chorus 2:
D G D
So girl hang your dress up to dry, we ain’t leavin’ this room
D G D
Til the Percy Priest breaks open wide and the river runs through
Em G Bm
Carries this house on the stones like a piece of driftwood
D G D
Cover me up and know you’re enough to use me for good
Interlude -x2-: D G D
Chorus 1:
D G D
So girl leave your boots by the bed we ain’t leavin’ this room
D G D
Til someone needs medical help or the magnolia’s bloom
Em G Bm
It’s cold in this house and I ain’t goin’ out to chop wood
D G D
So cover me up and know you’re enough to use me for good
Outro:
D G D
Cover me up and know you’re enough to use me for good
Interlude:
D G D
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