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Chords:  Fmaj7   C   G  Am  
Intro:  Fmaj7   C   G   Cx2
You were Fmaj7born in CMissouri 
to a Gmother all aClone
Your Fmaj7daddy was out Con the road aGgain
And it Fmaj7stayed like that till the aCge of five, 
Gwhen your father Amdied
But you Fmaj7never could find Canger, 
he Gwas the traveling Ckind
SomeFmaj7times she would tell you Cstories
As she lGaid you down to sCleep
AFmaj7bout how he had Cplayed the biggest sGtage
The Fmaj7years went by and you Cgrew up strong
But there was Gsomething you just couldn't Amfind
You Fmaj7turned eighteen, and your Cmomma gently Gwept
And Fmaj7told you the Clast words that he Gsaid
Fmaj7Son, take your Chorses and Grun
And you will Fmaj7know this Ccountry like the Amback of your Ghand
The Fmaj7names may Cescape you but the Amfaces Gnever Fwill
CThis one life is Gyours and yours Calone
ThanksFmaj7giving came and Cpassed
Like rain on Gsouthern afterCnoon
You were Fmaj7living like you Cnever had Gbefore
And a Fmaj7friend of yours you'd Cknown in school
Called you Gup to have a Amdrink
He said, Fmaj7there's someone that CI think you should mGeet
You Fmaj7laughed it off and claimed Ccircumstance
Would Gkeep you from a Cbride
The Fmaj7truth was those thoughts Cled your bones to Gshake
But he Fmaj7wouldn't accept a Ccoward's words
And the Gplans were made that Amnight
Fmaj7Six months later Cshe became your Gwife
Nine months Fmaj7later your Clittle girl Gcried for the first time
Fmaj7Son, take your Chorses and Grun
And you will Fmaj7know this Ccountry like the Amback of your Ghand
The Fmaj7names may Cescape you but the Amfaces Gnever Fmaj7will
CThis one life is Gyours and yours Calone
And I Fmaj7loved your Cmother, your Gsister and your Cbrother
They Fmaj7made me a Cman that could be Gloved
And it was Fmaj7Jesus there to Csave me
From the Amlife that I Ggot Fmaj7wrong
And CI'm so glad I Gnever walked Calone
Instrumental:
Fmaj7 C G C
Fmaj7 C G
Fmaj7 C Am G Fmaj7
Fmaj7 C G C
                                                     (Strum it once and let it ring. The rest is sung acapella)
One Fmaj7day you realized you were the same age as me  
When I passed away
You called mother and told her she was loved
And that night after you read Brown Bear
And sang your child to sleep
You thanked the good Lord for family
That we aren't together but one day we would be

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The Last One

by Matt & Toby

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Fmaj7 C G Am

Chords:

Fmaj7 C G C

Intro: x2

Fmaj7 C

You were born in Missouri

G C

to a mother all alone

Fmaj7 C G

Your daddy was out on the road again

Fmaj7 C

And it stayed like that till the age of five,

G Am

when your father died

Fmaj7 C

But you never could find anger,

G C

he was the traveling kind

Fmaj7 C

Sometimes she would tell you stories

G C

As she laid you down to sleep

Fmaj7 C G

About how he had played the biggest stage

Fmaj7 C

The years went by and you grew up strong

G Am

But there was something you just couldn't find

Fmaj7 C G

You turned eighteen, and your momma gently wept

Fmaj7 C G

And told you the last words that he said

Fmaj7 C G

Son, take your horses and run

Fmaj7 C Am G

And you will know this country like the back of your hand

Fmaj7 C Am G F

The names may escape you but the faces never will

C G C

This one life is yours and yours alone

Fmaj7 C

Thanksgiving came and passed

G C

Like rain on southern afternoon

Fmaj7 C G

You were living like you never had before

Fmaj7 C

And a friend of yours you'd known in school

G Am

Called you up to have a drink

Fmaj7 C G

He said, there's someone that I think you should meet

Fmaj7 C

You laughed it off and claimed circumstance

G C

Would keep you from a bride

Fmaj7 C G

The truth was those thoughts led your bones to shake

Fmaj7 C

But he wouldn't accept a coward's words

G Am

And the plans were made that night

Fmaj7 C G

Six months later she became your wife

Fmaj7 C G

Nine months later your little girl cried for the first time

Fmaj7 C G

Son, take your horses and run

Fmaj7 C Am G

And you will know this country like the back of your hand

Fmaj7 C Am G Fmaj7

The names may escape you but the faces never will

C G C

This one life is yours and yours alone

Fmaj7 C G C

And I loved your mother, your sister and your brother

Fmaj7 C G

They made me a man that could be loved

Fmaj7 C

And it was Jesus there to save me

Am G Fmaj7

From the life that I got wrong

C G C

And I'm so glad I never walked alone

Instrumental:

Fmaj7 C G C

Fmaj7 C G

Fmaj7 C Am G Fmaj7

Fmaj7 C G C

(Strum it once and let it ring. The rest is sung acapella)

Fmaj7

One day you realized you were the same age as me

When I passed away

You called mother and told her she was loved

And that night after you read Brown Bear

And sang your child to sleep

You thanked the good Lord for family

That we aren't together but one day we would be

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