THE PART
Luke Combs
Album: Gettin' Old
Submitted by: Christopher R.
6/6/2023

Intro: (C) (G) (Am) (G) x 2

(C) Packin' that bag you (C/B) unpacked yester(Am)day
Watchin' the (G) world through the windowp(F)ane
From the second (C/E) row of the ten-man (Dm7) van
That (G) you've been calling (C) home
It ain't quite the (G) life you dreamed ab(Am)out
When momma (G) calls and you miss (F) out
'Cause you're on (C) stage at a (Dm7) damned ol' one-off (G) show

   They (F) tell you 'bout the old guitars
   The (C) songs that bought the (G/B) house and cars
   And (Am7) how your hometown's proud (G) of where you are
   And your (F) name up on the marquee sign
   But (C) not the dark that (G/B) comes to find you
   (F) Every single (C) time them lights go (Dm7) down
   Yeah, that's the (G) part, they don't tell you ab(C)out

You try to dry her eyes, from a thousand miles apart
And hope that Band-Aid on her heart
Sticks just long enough for you to make it home
She feels like she comes in second place
To plaques on walls and long highways
She needs something more than words to hold onto

   They tell you 'bout the old guitars
   The songs that bought the House and cars
   And how your hometown's proud of where you are
   And they tell you 'bout the girls you'll get
   But not the one you're gonna miss
   While they scream your name again in some small town
   Yeah, that's the part, they don't tell you about

(Am7) When you're doing it all (G) right
And, man, it still feels (F) wrong
Breakin' her damn (Dm7) heart
Chasin' these damn (G) songs

   (F) Thinkin', man, it ain't that hard
   (C) Strum some chords on that (G) old guitar
   (Am7) Do some shots in a smokey bar
   And (G) everybody knows your name
  
   'Til they're (F) changing out the marquee sign
   (C) Then that darkness (G) comes to find you
   And (F) everyone's gone (C) home and the lights go (Dm7) down
   Yeah, that's the (G) part, they don't tell you ab(C)out
   They don't (G) tell you ab(C)out