The First Time

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I put on my make up
          D
Spray my perfume
            A                   Bm
Sat on the front porch, waitin' on 
you
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Said we would catch up because it 
      D        A
had been a while
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I hate to admit it
                  D
But my hands are shaking
          A
Barely breathin'
          Bm
Heart is racin'
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Looks like feelings don't always 
  D             A
change their minds

     G                        D
But you never called, never showed 
up
       A                 Bm
Guess somethings never change
     G                     D      
And just like living in a 
       A
flashback, you let me down again

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That's why the past should be the 
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past
 A                        Bm
Far behind, back of mind, out of the
 way
         G                  D
Let the memories burn and crash
        A                        
Cause sittin' here looking at the 
   Bm
driveway
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Is just tearin' my heart back in 
half
      A                          
Like nothing's changed except the 
  Bm
time that's passed
     G                          D 
And that's why good-bye should 
        A
mean good-bye
           Bm
The first time

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I should know better
               D
I hate that I still cry
                A                
Lookin' like a fool here watchin' 
      Bm
for headlights
     G                   D        
And kickin' myself for believin' 
         A
in you again
                  G              D
I bet you're out drinkin' with a new
 blonde and
         A                      Bm
Telling her whatever's playin' is 
her song
           G             D        
Yeah and helping her up into your 
         A
Chevy instead

 G                   D
Even when you don't have me
          A                  Bm
You can still be the one to hurt me
    G                 D
It must feel good to know
                A
That I'm still holdin' on to letting
 go

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That's why the past should be the 
  D
past
 A                        Bm
Far behind, back of mind, out of the
 way
         G                  D
Let the memories burn and crash
        A                        
Cause sittin' here looking at the 
   Bm
driveway
          G               D
Is just tearin' my heart back in 
half
      A                          
Like nothing's changed except the 
  Bm
time that's passed
     G                          D 
And that's why good-bye should 
        A
mean good-bye
           Bm
The first time

                G                
That's why the past should be the 
  D
past
 A                        Bm
Far behind, back of mind, out of the
 way
         G                  D
Let the memories burn and crash
        A                        
Cause sittin' here looking at the 
   Bm
driveway
          G               D
Is just tearin' my heart back in 
half
      A                          
Like nothing's changed except the 
  Bm
time that's passed
     G                          D 
And that's why good-bye should 
        A
mean good-bye
         G                   D    
So I'm letting you go, just like I
               A
 should have tried
          Bm
The first time