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Good While It Lasted

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[Verse 1]
CI smoked my last cigarette, GI drank my last drop
AmQuit doing all the things I Fswore I'd never stop
CI changed my direction, GI sang a different tune
AmGave up all those childish ways that Fmade me old too soon
DmThings were going good there for a Gwhile
I Ftried to straighten Gout the crooked Croad that I was Amon
It was Cgood while it lasted but it Gdidn't last too Clong
[Verse 2]
I Cused to play down on Broadway, the Gsame song every night
AmSinging for the tip jar Funderneath the neon light
Had a Cgood time with the women and the Gcompliments were free
I Amdreamed of something bigger but it just Fwasn't meant to be
DmBut I was happy there for a Gwhile
Just Flike a Gdesperado out sCearching for a Amsong
It was Cgood while it lasted but it Gdidn't last too Clong
[Bridge]
GNothing lasts forever
FTime knows that it's Ctrue
But Amsometimes a little while 
Is the Gbest that we can do
[Verse 3]
You Cended up beside me like some Glong forgotten dream
You Amtook my hand and showed me colors FI had never seen
CWe both said forever, Gforever till the end
But Amforever's something different to a Flover and a friend
We Dmthought we had it all there for a Gwhile
Just FlIke that perfect Gmoment 'tween the Cdarkness and the Amdawn
It was Cgood while it lasted but it Gdidn't last too Clong
[Outro]
FOne thing I can Gtell you from this Clife that's come and gone
It was Cgood while it lasted but it Gdidn't last too Amlong
It was Cgood while it lasted but it Gdidn't last too Clong 

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Good While It Lasted

by Hayes Carll

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[Verse 1]

C G

I smoked my last cigarette, I drank my last drop

Am F

Quit doing all the things I swore I'd never stop

C G

I changed my direction, I sang a different tune

Am F

Gave up all those childish ways that made me old too soon

Dm G

Things were going good there for a while

F G C Am

I tried to straighten out the crooked road that I was on

C G C

It was good while it lasted but it didn't last too long

[Verse 2]

C G

I used to play down on Broadway, the same song every night

Am F

Singing for the tip jar underneath the neon light

C G

Had a good time with the women and the compliments were free

Am F

I dreamed of something bigger but it just wasn't meant to be

Dm G

But I was happy there for a while

F G C Am

Just like a desperado out searching for a song

C G C

It was good while it lasted but it didn't last too long

[Bridge]

Nothing lasts forever

F C

Time knows that it's true

But sometimes a little while

Is the best that we can do

[Verse 3]

C G

You ended up beside me like some long forgotten dream

Am F

You took my hand and showed me colors I had never seen

C G

We both said forever, forever till the end

Am F

But forever's something different to a lover and a friend

Dm G

We thought we had it all there for a while

F G C Am

Just lIke that perfect moment 'tween the darkness and the dawn

C G C

It was good while it lasted but it didn't last too long

[Outro]

F G C

One thing I can tell you from this life that's come and gone

C G Am

It was good while it lasted but it didn't last too long

C G C

It was good while it lasted but it didn't last too long

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