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 TOUGH GOODBYE
That was a tough goodF5bye
And what Bbtore me down was C5watchin’ her try not to F5cry
She Bbasked me to stay and C5for a F5minute I thought I might
BbYeah, C5that was a tough goodF5bye
F5That was a long night
BbFull of lookin’ back and C5wonderin’ F5what it might ‘a been like
Must’ve Bbdrove her C5memory across at least F5ten state lines
BbYeah, C5that was a F5long, long night
BbAnd I’m not quite ready yet
To settle down or even let
F5Someone get a hold of me
Cause I’m not done being free
BbI still have a few roads
To travel down and Lord knows
F5I got C5way too close that Bbtime
That was a tough goodF5bye
F5That was a hurtin’ kind
BbNot the so long after C5awhile, see ya F5soon, some other time
Where BbI just walk C5away and everyF5body’s fine
BbNo, C5that was a hurtin’ F5kind
BbI’m not quite ready yet
To settle down or even let
F5Someone get a hold of me
Cause I’m not done being free
I Bbstill have a few roads
To travel down and Lord knows
F5I got C5way too close that Bbtime
C5That was a tough goodBbbye
C5I know I won’t find anyone better
F5I       Bb  C5I can’t keep runnin’ forever
BbAnd I’m not quite ready yet
To settle down or even let
F5Someone get a hold of me
Cause I’m nBbot done bC5eing free
I Bbstill have a few roads
To travel down and Lord knows
F5I got C5way too close that Bbtime
That was a tough goodF5byeBb  
TC5hat was a tough gF5oodbyeBb  
C5That was a F5tough goodbye
And what Bbtore me down was C5watchin’ her F5try not to F5cry

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Tough Goodbye

by Gary Allan

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TOUGH GOODBYE

That was a tough goodbye

Bb C5 F5

And what tore me down was watchin’ her try not to cry

Bb C5 F5

She asked me to stay and for a minute I thought I might

Bb C5 F5

Yeah, that was a tough goodbye

That was a long night

Bb C5 F5

Full of lookin’ back and wonderin’ what it might ‘a been like

Bb C5 F5

Must’ve drove her memory across at least ten state lines

Bb C5 F5

Yeah, that was a long, long night

And I’m not quite ready yet

To settle down or even let

Someone get a hold of me

Cause I’m not done being free

I still have a few roads

To travel down and Lord knows

F5 C5 Bb

I got way too close that time

That was a tough goodbye

That was a hurtin’ kind

Bb C5 F5

Not the so long after awhile, see ya soon, some other time

Bb C5 F5

Where I just walk away and everybody’s fine

Bb C5 F5

No, that was a hurtin’ kind

I’m not quite ready yet

To settle down or even let

Someone get a hold of me

Cause I’m not done being free

I still have a few roads

To travel down and Lord knows

F5 C5 Bb

I got way too close that time

C5 Bb

That was a tough goodbye

I know I won’t find anyone better

F5 Bb C5

I I can’t keep runnin’ forever

And I’m not quite ready yet

To settle down or even let

Someone get a hold of me

Bb C5

Cause I’m not done being free

I still have a few roads

To travel down and Lord knows

F5 C5 Bb

I got way too close that time

F5 Bb

That was a tough goodbye

C5 F5 Bb

That was a tough goodbye

C5 F5

That was a tough goodbye

Bb C5 F5 F5

And what tore me down was watchin’ her try not to cry

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