Shouldnt Have Walked Away

C   G   Am   F  (X2)


[Verse 1]
C                            
She says she walks among great 
  G
queens and kings
Am                                
   She says she knows how the 
        F
caged bird sings
       C                         G
She says she doesn’t need anything
Am                        F
And I should leave if I mind

[Verse 2]
C                              
I put my hands in my pockets and 
    G
walked away real slow
     Am                     
I put my hands in my pockets 
       F
because, well, you know
C                              G 
I didn’t want to touch anything 
            Am         F
at the scene of the crime


[Chorus]
C                          G      
But I shouldn’t have walked away; 
Am               F
I shouldn’t have walked away


[Verse 3]
C                              G
Now they say your first love leaves 
a mark or a scar
Am                                
That you can set out at night by 
        F
the light of a star
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C                              G 
But you will carry that sadness 
            Am         F
with you the whole way

[Verse 4]
C                              G
And I was sailin’ up high over city 
hall
Am                                
And I pulled on the ripcord when I
        F
 started to fall
C                       G         
And I hoped to slow down but it 
Am         F
was too late


[Chorus]
C                          G      
But I shouldn’t have walked away; 
Am               F
I shouldn’t have walked away  (X2)

[Insturmental]
C    G    Am   F (X2)

[Verse 5]
C                              
You remember back in the day you 
        G
could still make her out
Am                            F
Back before the light of the world 
went out
C
You could still see her taking 
chances
G                     Am    F
And dancing wild and free

[Verse 6]
C               G
But now, out in front the battle 
lines are drawn
Am                                
And the gray light of the war will
          F
 just get darker at dawn
C                                  
And she’s a sweet thing to think of
G                      Am        F
 but, man, she’s just a memory

[Chorus]
C                          G      
But I shouldn’t have walked away; 
Am               F
I shouldn’t have walked away

[Verse 7]
C                                
They can have all my money and my 
G
medals and my dreams
Am                                
I’ve been too long just turning in
  F
 their washing machines
C                             G  
I’ll leave tonight by the moon 
              Am      F
and the roar of the sea

[Verse 8]
C                                
And I don’t care if I’m gone til my 
G
body gives out
Am                                
I don’t care if I die full of 
        F
worry and doubt
C                             G  
I will find her I swear she’s 
              Am      F
still waiting for me


[Chorus]
C                          G      
But I shouldn’t have walked away; 
Am               F
I shouldn’t have walked away (Repeat
 until end)

      C               G        Am
I will find her I swear she’s 
              F
still waiting for me