Last Day

Intro: F C Bb C F
C
Verse 1:
 F                           C
 She came to my house around quarter
 to 8
           Bb            C
 She said, “let’s go out and stay 
out real late.”
         F               C
 I said, “Where to go?”
 F                      C
 Let’s take a ride down route 309
          Bb                C  
 Take the long way back and ride 
               F
that country side.

Bridge 1:
         Dm                        
 This is our last day. We don’t 
  Bb
know what to say.
        F                       
 But we know we don’t want it to 
 C
end.
         Dm                        
 This is our last trip. I’m getting
 Bb
 off this ship.
           C                  F   
 I have to say goodbye to her 
   C
today.

Verse 2:
 F
 So where do you wanna go?
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          C
 She said, “I don’t really know.
 Bb         C                      
 Let’s just take it and breathe it 
F
in.
           C                   Bb 
 Let’s not worry today what to do 
        C                       F
or say. We’ll ride the day away.”

Bridge 2:
         Dm     Bb                
 We went riding down (F) that New 
        C              Dm
Tripoli town. Thinking about all the
                       Bb       
 memories when mal and me walked 
                  F
down that road alone.

Break: F C Bb C F x2

Bridge 3:
         Dm                        
 We went riding in my car. We 
  Bb
didn’t go too far
        F                          
 I look over and the tears soak her
 C
 eyes.
               Dm                  
 I pull to the side of the road and
          Bb
 pull her close to me.
             C                    
 My eyes get heavy and I start to 
F
cry.

 Bridge 4:
           Dm       Bb
 I yelled, “Why? Oh why?
F               C
 Why us and why now?
 Dm                  Bb        
 We just got on this boat let us 
              F
float for a little while.”

Verse 3:
C  F
 I took her to her house. (C) 
Stopped the car.
     Bb                  C  
 The lights come on. Red bags 
                               F   
surround her eyes. She can’t look 
       C
at me
 F
 I hold her hand. (C) Turn her head.
 Bb                    C
 Tears stream down her face as I 
taste her lips (F) for the last 
time.

Bridge 5:
      Dm                     Bb
 This our last day. We don’t know 
what to say.
        F                       
 But we know we don’t want it to 
 C
end.
             Dm                    
 Just climb into my arms. I’ll hold
                       Bb
 you tight for all the night.
   C                              F 
    F (fade)
 I promise everything will be all 
right.