Intro: G    Em    C  D    G


G                         Em
My darlin' I hope you are rested
         C
For tonight I plan to keep you
       Am            C         G
In my arms till far past dawn
                         Em
If this town has your grace

But for a short while
        C                   Am
Can we damn up all the damage
        D             C
And enjoy the time we've got


G|----| Em----C--D----G


G
Cassettes of country
Em
Played our conversation
         C
Broken hopes

and hearts conditioned
         Am                   C    G
By the lives once ours then lost
                   Em
It's so easy to examine

From the outside
              C
But while living
             Am
Sometimes breathing
      D          C
Is a task beyond our means


          Em                C 
I have felt the lightning hit the ground
  G                     Em
While counting out the days
          Am
It's the hope
             C
that watching every hour
        G            G
Could slow departures haste
        Am
And I know you didn't need the heartache
             C
And I was happy in the dark
           Am
But one cannot control the heart
     C
To stop and start


G|----| Em----C--D----G


G                         Em
My darlin' I hope you are rested
         C
For tonight I plan to keep you
       Am            C         G
In my arms till far past dawn
                         Em
If this town has your grace

But for a short while
        C                   Am
Can we damn up all the damage
        D             C
And enjoy the time we've got