Edwin McCain

^{G D Cadd2 D/F# A Em Am}
Intro: G - D - Cadd2 (2x)
Verse 1:
^G Kelly is ra ^Cadd2 ising her son
^G His dad left just after the ^Cadd2 birth
^G Now she's living on c ^Cadd2 hild support checks
^Em7 I guess that's all that man was w ^Cadd2 orth
^G She said I just need a man who will ^Cadd2 love me
^G But they all just want one night of ^Cadd2 sin
^G I know our life could be ^Cadd2 better
^Em7 I just don't know ^Cadd2 where I should ^D begin
Chorus:
She said ^G write ^D me a s ^Cadd2 ong
^G One that makes ^D/F# all the girls ^Cadd2 cry
^D/F# And the old women ^G swoon
^D/F# At the sound of my ^Cadd2 tune
^Em7 And the hearts of the lonely will ^A fly
^Cadd2-D Yeah, they'll fly ^G
Verse 2:
^G Beth, she sings st ^Cadd2 raight from the heart
^G She's hidden her tracks very ^Cadd2 well
^G But these days she's ^Cadd2 falling apart
^Em7 And it makes me feel just like ^Cadd2 hell
^G She says, boy, you can't ^Cadd2 imagine my life
^G The death and the drugs and ^Cadd2 the pain
^G And though I keep ^Cadd2 running
^Em7 I just can't seem to break from these ^Cadd2 chains
Chorus 2:
She said ^G write ^D me a ^Cadd2 song
^G Fill it all ^D/F# up with good ^Cadd2 words
^D/F# Like brilliant and h ^G eavenly
^D/F# Make it sound j ^Cadd2 ust like me
^Em7 Just like the first time I ^A love you was heard
(Chorus 1)
Bridge:
^Am We're all feeding our ^Em7 lonely
^Am Like it might go ^Em7 away
^Am The doors of hea ^Em7 ven swing wide
^D If we just find the right words to say ^G
(Chorus 2)
(Chorus 1)
She said ^G write ^D me a ^Cadd2 song (Repeat until fade)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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