The Dash
Written by Kyle Jacobs & Preston Brust
Recorded by Scotty McCreery

(Capo on 1)

Intro.:  |(C)(F)|(Am)(G)| x 2

Whole (C)town showed up (F) gym-(Am)nasium (G)filled
(C)Floor was wet (F) from (Am)all the tears (G)spilled
And the (C)preacher man said (F) we're all (Am)gathered today (G)
And I'll (C)never forget (F) what he (Am)had to say (G)

(Chorus)
It's always too (C) soon, (F) it's always too (Am) fast (G)
There'll never come a day (C) that (F)you don't want 'em back (Am) (G)
It ain't about the (C)numbers (F) chiseled in con-(Am)-crete (G)
It's how they lived their (C)lives (F) in the dash be-(Am)tween (G)

Solo:  In the dash be-(C)tween (F) (Am) (G)

He was a (C)steelworker's son, (F) home-(Am)coming king (G)
He trained (C)day and night (F) for that (Am)championship (G)ring
He found (C)him a girl, (F) made (Am)her his queen (G)
And he (C)fought for his (F) country and he (Am)gave it every-(G)thing

(Chorus)
It's always too (C) soon, (F) it's always too (Am) fast (G)
There'll never come a day (C) that (F)you don't want 'em back (Am) (G)
It ain't about the (C)numbers (F) chiseled in con-(Am)-crete (G)
It's how they lived their (C)lives (F) in the dash be-(Am)tween (G)

(Bridge)
In the dash be-(F)tween their first breath and their last marks (G)all the memories of the past
That (Am)little black line defines a legacy (F) ---

Solo:  |(C)(F)|(Bm)(G) ---

(Chorus)
It's always too (C) soon, (F) it's always too (Am) fast (G)
They're always too (C)young, (F) it's always so (Am)sad (G)
It ain't about the (C)numbers (F) chiseled in con-(Am)-crete (G)
It's how they lived their lives (C) (F) in the dash be-(Am)tween (G)

(Tag)
In the dash be-(C)tween (F) (Bm) (G)
In the dash be-(C)tween (F) (Bm) (G) -----

Outro.:  |(C)(F)|(Am)(G)| x 4