Intro: Eb Eb Cm Bb Eb Verse 1: Eb Everyone seems a damn genius lately Eb TikTok talking, late-night TV Cm Bb Eb still so much I have yet to know Eb We get dressed up just to go downtown Eb In some ego-filled, late night crowd Cm Bb Eb It seems to be where I feel most alone Eb I'd like to get lost on some old back road Eb Find a shade tree and a honey hole Cm Bb Eb And talk to my grandpa again Verse 2: Eb And I see God in everything Eb The trees and pain and nights in spring Cm Bb Eb So why do I still long for a home? Eb I'd like to lay in a field on a cozy blanket Eb And feel the fear of never waking Cm Bb Eb To know the true warmth of the sun Eb I'd like to love my lady long and hard Eb And lay down lines of laymen guitar Cm Bb Eb And never leave her loving arms again Verse 3: Eb My exes hate me and my friends all miss me Eb I wanna drown in rot gut whiskey Cm Bb Eb Leave this small town for a while Eb Head to Paris on a late-night flight Eb Find a bar and get in a fight Cm Bb Eb Write a few poems on a sunny balcony Eb I wanna be a child climbing trees somewhere Eb Breathing in the fresh, outside air Cm Bb Eb Before I knew this life was unkind Eb I wanna well-trained dog on a couple of acres Eb a kind, kind lady and a place to take her Cm Bb Eb a few good friends I can count on one of my hands Verse 4: Eb I know I'm bound to die one day Eb So when I reach those golden gates Cm Bb Eb I pray to say I did the best I can Eb Sit with my mother and the dearly departed Eb Send a prayer down to the broken-hearted Cm Bb Eb Let 'em know it all turns out just fine Eb To know me is to love me and to hate me is to wrong me Eb I prefer my nights so lonely Cm Bb Eb I love blues guitar, muscle cars and gin Pre-Chorus: Eb I'm a simple man, I don't need much Eb Just my simple songs and some human touch Cm Bb Eb I'm tired now so I'm bringing my ass home Chorus: Ab So let me go Eb Down the line Bb Let me feel it all Ab Joy, pain and sky Ab So let me go Eb Down the line Bb Ab We all burn, burn, burn then die Chorus: Ab Let me go Eb Down the line Bb I wanna feel it all Ab Joy, pain and sky Ab Let me go Eb Down the line Bb Ab We all burn, burn, burn then die Chorus: Ab Let me go Eb Down the line Bb I wanna feel it all Ab Joy, pain and sky Ab So let me go Eb Down the line Bb Ab We all burn, burn, burn then die
