F#m A D
[Verse 1]
F#m
Caught hell down on that county line he said
A
"Georgia law man, he ain't taking whats mine"
D
And I knew it came a little too soon, my dear.
F#m
Cause he's been fighting his way through the southern states,
A
With a bottle of whiskey and a few mistakes
D
And then fell right into love with a girl named Grace
[Chorus]
F#m * A *
He said "Well I died today when you took my breath away
D
With that Oklahoma sunshine on your face,
F#m A
And I'd find a way to promise you forever
D
Even if forever means
I'm gonna have to sell my soul today"
[Verse 2]
F#m
So they rode together just a raisin' Cain,
A
Cheating death outta them poker games
D
And then knocking out the back door
On the back way out of town
F#m
Well the marshals boys never far behind and then
A
West Virginia had on the horizon
D
He thought it best to let her know right now. He said
[Chorus 2]
F#m * A *
"We could have died today, but I loved you all the way
D
And I'd go right down to hell just to set you free
F#m A
And I'd find a way to promise you forever
D
Even if forever means dying right here with you next to me"
[Bridge]
Bm F#m
Oh-oh-oh oh
Bm A D
Oh-oh
Bm F#m
I said Oh-oh oh
Bm A D
Oh-oh
[Verse 3]
F#m *
So when hell came down on that county line
A *
And all they could remember was the Oklahoma sunshine,
D *
She looked at him and he looked away
F#m *
He said "I heard West Virginia looks just like heaven
A *
And right here's about as close as were getting and I,
D * D **
I don't think we're going to win this one today"
[Chorus 3]
F#m A
"We're gonna die today, but I loved you all the way
D
And I'd go right down to hell just to set you free
F#m A
And I'd find a way to promise you forever
D
Even if forever means dying right here with you next to me
Bm F#m
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh
Bm A D
Oh-oh
Bm F#m
I said, Oh-oh oh
Bm A D F#m
Oh-oh
