North on 21
Recorded by Riley Green
Album: Riley Green EP (2013)
(No Capo with lowered D/E tuning - D-G-C-F-A-D / E-A-D-G-B-E)
Intro,: |(G) |(C) |(G) |(G) - - -
Third night this (G)week, I'm playin' this old (Bm)bar again
A young newly wed (C)couple showed up, spotted the as (D)soon as they walked in
They looked so (G)in love, young man looked (Bm)up at me
He threw me a five, (C) asked if he could buy (D)me a drink
(Pre-Chorus)
He said I (C)wish I could sing and (D)play guitar, man (G) you've (D/F#)got it made (Em)
He said, be-(C)fore we go and toast to that, there's (D)something I've gotta say
(Chorus)
I'd give it all, (C) I'd give it back (G)
I'd make a call, (C) wouldn't take me long to (D)pack
And I'd give it up, (C) I'd give it in (G)
If only I (C) could see (Em)her again (D)
It just (C)took this long to see (D) that this ainft (G)where I (D)need to be (Em)
I've had too much fun, (C) I'm headed (D)north on 21
Solo: |(G) |(C) |(G) |(G)
I made a lot of good (G)friends, but lost them just as (Bm)fast
You can't see the real (C)world through the bottom of a (D)glass
Aint even got a (G)dog, 'cause I'm always on the (Bm)road
Don't even call home, (C) aint been a letter wrote (D)
(Pre-Chorus)
But if (C)I could see the (D)bright lights of Mont-(G)gomery, (D/F#)Alabama (Em)
(C)Take this long road back up home, and (D)never take it down
(Chorus)
I'd give it all, (C) I'd give it back (G)
I'd make a call, (C) wouldn't take me long to (D)pack
And I'd give it up, (C) I'd give it in (G)
If only I (C) could see (Em)her again (D)
It just (C)took this long to see (D) that this ainft (G)where I (D)need to be (Em)
I've had too much fun, (C) I'm headed (D)north on 21 (G)
(Tag)
It just (C)took this long to see (D) that this (G)bottles (D)drowning me (Em)
I've had too much fun, (C) I'm headed (D)north on 21
Outro.: |(G) |(C/G) |(G) |(C/G) - - - |(G) - - - - -
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