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We Were Alright

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[Intro]
D Dadd11 D G D Dadd11 D
[Verse 1]
DWe hit the road
Dadd11I said Dtell me where you want to be and that's where we gonna Ggo
If it takes our DlifesDadd11  
DI looked over at you
With a Dsmile on my face and I noticed you were smiling Gtoo
You were smiling Dtoo
[Chorus]
For the Afirst time in a Glong time
We were DalrightDadd11  D  Dadd11  
[Verse 2]
DTurn the radio on
And heard DLuckenbach Texas and said it was your favorite Gsong
Started singing aDlong
We Dcrossed state lines
Couldn't Dkeep my eyes open so I stopped to see an old friend of Gmine
Get some sleep for a Dwhile
[Chorus]
For the Afirst time in a Glong time
We were DalrightDadd11  D  Dadd11  D  
[Bridge]
GWoke by the phone
Heard your Gvoice say I should come get my things cause you were gonna be Dhome
And you wanted Gthem Dgone
GLike a brick it hit me
Everything I thought had happened that night well it was only a Ddream
So I went back to Asleep
[Verse 3]
DWhat else could I do
Try to Dfind a way back into that dream so I could be close to Gyou
So I could be close to Dyou
[Chorus]
Well for the Afirst time in a Glong time
We were DalrightDadd11  D  
And for the Afirst time in such a Glong time
We were Dalright
[Outro]
D G D G D G D G D

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We Were Alright

by Arlo McKinley

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Dadd11

[Intro]

D Dadd11 D G D Dadd11 D

[Verse 1]

We hit the road

Dadd11 D G

I said tell me where you want to be and that's where we gonna go

D Dadd11

If it takes our lifes

I looked over at you

D G

With a smile on my face and I noticed you were smiling too

You were smiling too

[Chorus]

A G

For the first time in a long time

D Dadd11 D Dadd11

We were alright

[Verse 2]

Turn the radio on

D G

And heard Luckenbach Texas and said it was your favorite song

Started singing along

We crossed state lines

D G

Couldn't keep my eyes open so I stopped to see an old friend of mine

Get some sleep for a while

[Chorus]

A G

For the first time in a long time

D Dadd11 D Dadd11 D

We were alright

[Bridge]

Woke by the phone

G D

Heard your voice say I should come get my things cause you were gonna be home

G D

And you wanted them gone

Like a brick it hit me

Everything I thought had happened that night well it was only a dream

So I went back to sleep

[Verse 3]

What else could I do

D G

Try to find a way back into that dream so I could be close to you

So I could be close to you

[Chorus]

A G

Well for the first time in a long time

D Dadd11 D

We were alright

A G

And for the first time in such a long time

We were alright

[Outro]

D G D G D G D G D

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