Mark Chesnutt

^Bm There was rain on the street ^A last night
^G We stood beneath the front door light
^Bm And everything we said w ^A e made sure the neig ^G hbors heard
^Bm You called me this, I call ^A ed you that
^G Standing on the welcome mat
^Bm Everything we felt ^A it all came down to ^G just one word ^{G G/F#
Em} But you couldn't say it and I couldn't say it
CHORUS: You know ^D I tr ^A ied my best ^G to go
^D I ^A know you cried ^G 'cause I hurt y ^G ou so ^G/F#
Em It should have been easy to say that ^D we were through
But to wa ^Em lk away from love was more than we ^A could do
It was alm ^G ost ^A goodbye ^Bm
G Almos ^A t goodbye ^{Bm
Bm A G
Bm} Now there was sun through the blinds this m ^A orning
^G When I opened up my eyes
^Bm Outside I could hear ^A a mockingbird ^G
Bm And I could feel your heartbeat as ^A you layed there b ^G y my side
^G I t ^G/F# hought of how the world could end with just one word
^Em But you didn't say it, and I didn't say it
CHORUS
SOLO: (Bm) A G Bm A G
^Em Sometimes the most important words are the ^A ones that you leave unspoken
^E You k ^B now I tri ^A ed my best to go
And I ^E kn ^B ow you cried ^A 'cause I hurt you so ^{A A/G#
F#m} It should have been easy to say that ^E we were through
But to wa ^F#m lk away from love that way was more than we co ^B uld do
It was al ^E mos ^B t goodbye ^A
E Almo ^B st goodbye, no ^A , I couldn't say it was
^E Almo ^B st goodbye, oh ^A oh
^E Almo ^B st goodbye ^A (fade)
-Roberto Barbieri (barbieri@unive.it)