One of mine and Garth's all time favorite songs!
Learnin to Live Again By Garth Brooks
Off "The Chase" album
Words and Music by Stephanie Davis and Don Schlitz
Listen to CD to get the timing down
Chords are shown at the end of the submission
Intro: Fsus F F2 Fsus F C
Fsus F F2 F
Verse1: I burned my hand, I cut my face
Fsus F C
Heaven knows how long it's been
Fsus F F2 F
Since I felt so out of place
Dm C
Wondering if I'll fit in
Fsus F F2 F
Verse2: Debbie and Charlie said thet'd be here by nine
Fsus F
and Deb said she might bring a friend
Fsus F F2 F
Just my luck, right on time
Dm C
So here I go again
Bb F
Chorus: I'm going to smile my best smile
C F
and I'm gonna laugh like it's going out of style
Bb Am
Look in to her eyes and pray
Bb C
That she don't see
Gm F Bb
That learning to live again
C
Is killing me
Repeat intro: Fsus F F2 F Fsus F C
Fsus F F2 F
Verse3: Little cafe, table for four
Fsus F C
But there's just conversation for three
Fsus F F2 F
I like the way she let me get the door
Dm C
I wonder what she thinks of me
Fsus F F2 F
Verse4: Debbie just whispered, "Your doing fine."
Fsus F C
And I wish that I felt the same
Fsus F F2 F
She's asked me to dance now her hand's in mine
Dm C
Oh my God I've forgotten her name
Bb F
Chorus2: But I'm going to smile my best smile
C F
And I'm going to laugh like it's going out of style
Bb Am Bb C
Look into her eyes and pray she don't see
Gm F Bb C
This learning to live again is killing me
During Steel Solo: F Gm7 F Bb C
Fsus F F2 F
Verse5: Now here we are, beneath her porch light
Fsus F C
And I say what a great time it's been
Fsus F F2 F
A kiss on the cheek, a whisper goodnight
Dm C
And i say, "Can I see you again?"
Bb F
Chorus3: And she smiles her best smile
C F
And she laughs like it's going out of style
Bb Am Bb C
Looks into my eyes and says "We'll see"
Gm F Bb C Fsus F Fsus
Oh this learning to live again is killing me
F Gm7 F Bb
God, this learning to live again is killin me
Outro: Fsus F C F