(originally by Jason Isbell)
[Verse 1]
G Cmaj
A heart on a run keeps a hand on a gun
G
Can't trust anyone
G Cmaj
I was so sure what I needed was more
G
Tried to shoot out the sun
Em Cmaj
The days when we raged, we flew off the page
G
Such damage was done
G Cmaj
But I made it through, 'cause somebody knew
G
I was meant for someone
[Chorus]
G Cmaj
So, girl, leave your boots by the bed, we ain't leavin' this room
G Cmaj
'Til someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
Em Cmaj G
It's cold in this house and I ain't goin' out to chop wood
G Cmaj G
So, cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
[Verse 2]
G Cmaj
I put your faith to the test when I tore off your dress
G
In Richmond on High
G Cmaj
I sobered up, I swore off that stuff
G
Forever this time
Em
And the old lover's sing
Cmaj G
“I thought it'd be me who helped him get home”
G
But home was a dream
Cmaj G
One that I'd never seen 'til you came along
[Chorus]
G Cmaj G
So, girl, hang your dress out to dry, we ain't leavin' this room
G Cmaj G
'Til Percy Priest breaks open wide and the river runs through
Em Cmaj G
And carries this house on its Stones like a piece of driftwood
G Cmaj G
So, cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
[Chorus]
G Cmaj G
So, girl, leave your boots by the bed, we ain't leavin' this room
G Cmaj G
'Til someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
Em Cmaj G
It's cold in this house and I ain't goin' out to chop wood
G Cmaj G
So, cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
[Outro]
G Cmaj G
So, cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
(originally by Jason Isbell)
A heart on the run keeps a hand on the gun you can't trust anyone
I was so sure what I needed was more tried to shoot out the sun
Days when we raged, we flew off the page such damage was done
But I made it through, cause somebody knew I was meant for someone
So girl, leave your boots by the bed we ain't leaving this room
Till someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
It's cold in this house and I ain't going out to chop wood
So cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
I put your faith to the test when I tore off your dress in Richmond on high
But I sobered up and I swore off that stuff forever, this time
And the old lovers sing "I thought it'd be me who helped him get home"
But home was a dream, one that I'd never seen till you came along
So girl, hang your dress out to dry we ain't leaving this room
Till Percy Priest breaks open wide and the river runs through
And carries this house on the stones like a piece of driftwood
So cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
So girl, leave your boots by the bed we ain't leaving this room
Till someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
It's cold in this house and I ain't going out to chop wood
So cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
So cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
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