Intro D G Em G x2 Verse 1.D G Em G The old man's out by the swimming pool, he goes there to thinkD G Em G He talks on the phone sometimes, hardly mentions a thingD G Em G Said he needed it for his knees, he used to swim back in schoolD G Em G Graduated in 84, quit drinking in 92 Verse 2.Continues after the adD G Em G He used to call her a basket case for hanging on like she didD G Em G The only girl of a foreman's wife, she'd never let him forgetD G Em G It comes to women and they survive but when the same comes to menD G Em G Someone comes for their babies, something dies there and then BridgeA G D C Slinging gravel in parking lots and looking tough on the hoodC Bm A G A girl as plain as a primer coat leaves nothing misunderstoodG D C Em Her mother and I through trembling lips, a steady hand on his ownD G Em G The future of every rebel cause, when all the fight in him's gone Verse 3.D G Em G My sister's marrying in the spring and everything will be fineD G Em G Mama's planning the wedding, Daddy's planning on cryingD G Em G She's slipping out of her apron strings, you best leave him beD G Em G He's staring through his own taillights and gathering speed
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