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[Verse 1]
F*
Spent the night in a truck stop parking lot,
CJust to be anywhere but home,
AmAnd you called me as you watched me from around the corner,
GWhile I was sitting in a photo booth alone.
FAnd it's the sweetest thing that anyone's done for me.
CI keep the pictures with the coupons close in the
AmPassenger seat and for a week I sort of fell for you,
GAnd convinced myself that maybe you could fall for me.
FBut when I poured my guts out in metaphor,
CYou said you didn't know what to say but it's probably for the best.
DmCause either way when I get home from tour,
                                           FN.C.
You'll be halfway across the state and I'll still be a mess.
[Chorus]
FAnd I guCess this is as Ggood as it Amgets Gfor now,
FMy friends keep Ctelling me to Gjust wait it out.
FCan't we preAmtend for the Gnight that I'm Amsomething Gworth your time?
FCan't we preCtend for the Gnight?
[Post-chorus]
FI said that if I ever meet and you told me I meant when,
CI guess I just got hopeless, I wonder when that happened.
FI said that if I ever meet and you told me I meant when,
CI guess I just got hopeless, I wonder when that happened.
[Verse 2]
AmJolynn keeps Ftelling me I'm Cdragging my feet,
AmI guess I've Falways been that Cway.
AmI stopped watching Fthe sun come up oCver the Kankakee,
When you Dmcouldn't stay awake to watch it Fwith me.
[Chorus]
FAnd I guCess this is as Ggood as it Amgets Gfor now,
FMy friends keep Ctelling me to Gjust wait it out.
FCan't we preAmtend for the Gnight that I'm Amsomething Gworth your time?
           F              C        G  G* F*
Can't we pretend for the night?
[Bridge]
FI never wanted to Gfall, I knew you wouldn’t Amcatch me.
Let’s not pretend like I Dmever thought you were something that would make me happy.
FI never wanted to Gfall, I knew you wouldn’t Amcatch me.
                    Dm*
I knew you wouldn’t catch me.
FI never wanted to Gfall, I knew you wouldn’t Amcatch me.
Let’s not pretend like I Dmever thought you were something that would make me happy.
FI never wanted to Gfall, I knew you wouldn’t Amcatch me.
At least you gave me Dmsomething to fall for.
[Chorus]
FAnd I guCess this is as Ggood as it Amgets Gfor now,
FMy friends keep Ctelling me to Gjust wait it out.
FCan't we preAmtend for the Gnight that I'm Amsomething Gworth your time?
FCan't we preAmtend for the Gnight that I'm Amsomething Gworth your time?
FCan't we preAmtend for the Gnight that for once this all works Amout
                          G  F*
And I'd be good enough this time.

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As Good As It Gets

by Sudden Suspension

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[Verse 1]

Spent the night in a truck stop parking lot,

Just to be anywhere but home,

And you called me as you watched me from around the corner,

While I was sitting in a photo booth alone.

And it's the sweetest thing that anyone's done for me.

I keep the pictures with the coupons close in the

Passenger seat and for a week I sort of fell for you,

And convinced myself that maybe you could fall for me.

But when I poured my guts out in metaphor,

You said you didn't know what to say but it's probably for the best.

Cause either way when I get home from tour,

N.C.

You'll be halfway across the state and I'll still be a mess.

[Chorus]

F C G Am G

And I guess this is as good as it gets for now,

F C G

My friends keep telling me to just wait it out.

F Am G Am G

Can't we pretend for the night that I'm something worth your time?

F C G

Can't we pretend for the night?

[Post-chorus]

I said that if I ever meet and you told me I meant when,

I guess I just got hopeless, I wonder when that happened.

I said that if I ever meet and you told me I meant when,

I guess I just got hopeless, I wonder when that happened.

[Verse 2]

Am F C

Jolynn keeps telling me I'm dragging my feet,

Am F C

I guess I've always been that way.

Am F C

I stopped watching the sun come up over the Kankakee,

Dm F

When you couldn't stay awake to watch it with me.

[Chorus]

F C G Am G

And I guess this is as good as it gets for now,

F C G

My friends keep telling me to just wait it out.

F Am G Am G

Can't we pretend for the night that I'm something worth your time?

F C G G F

* *

Can't we pretend for the night?

[Bridge]

F G Am

I never wanted to fall, I knew you wouldn’t catch me.

Let’s not pretend like I ever thought you were something that would make me happy.

F G Am

I never wanted to fall, I knew you wouldn’t catch me.

I knew you wouldn’t catch me.

F G Am

I never wanted to fall, I knew you wouldn’t catch me.

Let’s not pretend like I ever thought you were something that would make me happy.

F G Am

I never wanted to fall, I knew you wouldn’t catch me.

At least you gave me something to fall for.

[Chorus]

F C G Am G

And I guess this is as good as it gets for now,

F C G

My friends keep telling me to just wait it out.

F Am G Am G

Can't we pretend for the night that I'm something worth your time?

F Am G Am G

Can't we pretend for the night that I'm something worth your time?

F Am G Am

Can't we pretend for the night that for once this all works out

G F

And I'd be good enough this time.

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