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Capo 1
[Intro]
Bm A G
[Verse]
BmSlipped out of town without a hAandshake or goodbye jGust this old guitar I had stars in my eyes
BmI was playing bars I was meeting girls I wasn't lAivin right but I was staying high every nGight
Gunderneath the glow of the neon lights
Bmone morning I woke up with bottAles as far as I could see wGhen I closed my eyes and I drifted
N.C.
back to sleep I saw
[Chorus]
Dthe way momma lAooked at me Geven though I know I had to be Dhell to raise   A  Gman I raised some hell
Dheard daddy Asay son 'get your lGazy ass up' tDhere aint no sense Ain sleeping aGll day
BmI thought aAbout my folks back home aGnd how they cared about me so     BmmAade me wanna set this boGttle down...
Almost
[Interlude]
D   G
[Verse]
BmThrough the haze of a smokey old Asaloon saw a girl cutting me a grin from Gacross the room
Gand I swear she had wings
Bmshe loved to hear me play gAuitar and I loved to watch her dance
and GI loved to hear her sing
Bmone night she layed down the lAaw told me that I had to make a choice
                                GN.C.
when I closed my eyes and I listened to her voice I saw
[Chorus]
DThe firsAt time we held haGndsD  
AI saw the first time that we daGnced
DI saw that oAne night on the crGeek
and that night you Dsnuck out Aof your dorm and met me dGown on Mountain Street
BmI thought about that sAummer we spent dGown on the coastBm  
                        A               GN.C.
made me wanna set this bottle down... Almost
[Interlude]
D   G
[Verse]
BmOne last time I found myAself down and out
GI was just outside of Birmingham in some no-name town
BmI couldnt recall the night before when I drAank myself to sleep
Gso I threw on this old ball cap and stumbled out into the street
Bmtoo many nights the same ol' same I gAot lost in this damn crowd
                                              GN.C.
but when I packed up my guitar case I took one last look around and I saw...
[Chorus]
DThat old bar    AwheGre I kept my first truck
Dand I walked my bird dAog Bo past the pond wGhere we killed our first duck
DI saw grandpAa's garden and I could still sGee them pretty vines
Dthough its been some tAime since I've held Ga muscadine
DI thought about Ahow grandma's house still smGells the same
even though its Dbeen a few years     Anow sGince I've seen her face
Bm.....sAo I raised my glass up for oGne last toast
Bm.....Aand finally set this boGttle down... Almost
[Outro]
D   G

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Almost

by Riley Green

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

the chords from a live video of Riley playing. Feel free to correct this tab or add to it.

Capo 1

[Intro]

Bm A G

[Verse]

Bm A G

Slipped out of town without a handshake or goodbye just this old guitar I had stars in my eyes

Bm A G

I was playing bars I was meeting girls I wasn't livin right but I was staying high every night

underneath the glow of the neon lights

Bm A G

one morning I woke up with bottles as far as I could see when I closed my eyes and I drifted

N.C.

back to sleep I saw

[Chorus]

D A G D A G

the way momma looked at me even though I know I had to be hell to raise man I raised some hell

D A G D A G

heard daddy say son 'get your lazy ass up' there aint no sense in sleeping all day

Bm A G Bm A G

I thought about my folks back home and how they cared about me so made me wanna set this bottle down...

Almost

[Interlude]

D G

[Verse]

Bm A G

Through the haze of a smokey old saloon saw a girl cutting me a grin from across the room

and I swear she had wings

Bm A

she loved to hear me play guitar and I loved to watch her dance

and I loved to hear her sing

Bm A

one night she layed down the law told me that I had to make a choice

N.C.

when I closed my eyes and I listened to her voice I saw

[Chorus]

D A G D

The first time we held hands

A G

I saw the first time that we danced

D A G

I saw that one night on the creek

D A G

and that night you snuck out of your dorm and met me down on Mountain Street

Bm A G Bm

I thought about that summer we spent down on the coast

A G

N.C.

made me wanna set this bottle down... Almost

[Interlude]

D G

[Verse]

Bm A

One last time I found myself down and out

I was just outside of Birmingham in some no-name town

Bm A

I couldnt recall the night before when I drank myself to sleep

so I threw on this old ball cap and stumbled out into the street

Bm A

too many nights the same ol' same I got lost in this damn crowd

N.C.

but when I packed up my guitar case I took one last look around and I saw...

[Chorus]

D A G

That old bar where I kept my first truck

D A G

and I walked my bird dog Bo past the pond where we killed our first duck

D A G

I saw grandpa's garden and I could still see them pretty vines

D A G

though its been some time since I've held a muscadine

D A G

I thought about how grandma's house still smells the same

D A G

even though its been a few years now since I've seen her face

Bm A G

.....so I raised my glass up for one last toast

Bm A G

.....and finally set this bottle down... Almost

[Outro]

D G

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