G
Sittin' on the front step
G
Little white suit case
G
Hearing that diesel
G
'Fore it hit the front gate
C G
His headlights burnin' down a Friday night
G
Southern Belle statue
G
Standing in the screen door
G
Watching her whole world
G
Head for an old four
C G
With a man who can't look her in the eye
Am
So I run to him
Em7 Cadd9
Big hug, jump in
Am7
And I cry for her
Em7 Cadd9
Out the window
Em7
Some mama's and daddies
Cadd9
Are lovin' in a straight line
G D
Take forever to heart and take a long sweet ride
Em7
But some mama's and daddies
Cadd9 G D
Let their heartstrings tear and tangle
C G
And some of us get stuck in love triangles
G
Bowling alley burger
G
Fries and milkshake
G
Headin' to the same old
G
Two-dollar matinee
C
Baby, how's your school been?
C G
And how's your mom?
G
Patsy Cline echos back off the dashboard
G
Starin' at my boots and the dusty old floorboards
C G
Baby, two weeks ain't really all that long
Am7
So I run to her
Em7 Cadd9
Wrap my arms around her skirt
Em7
And I cry for him
Em7 Cadd9
Out the window
Em7
Some mama's and daddies
Cadd9
Are lovin' in a straight line
G D
Take forever to heart and take a long sweet ride
Em7
But some mama's and daddies
Cadd9 G D
Let their heartstrings tear and tangle
C G
And some of us get stuck in love triangles
G C G C
Ooooh, ooh, In a love triangle, yeah
G C G C
Ooooh, ooh
Em7
Some mama's and daddies
Cadd9
Are lovin' in a straight line
G D
Take forever to heart and take a long sweet ride
Em7
But some mama's and daddies
Cadd9 G D
Let their heartstrings tear and tangle, oh
Em7
But some mama's and daddies
Cadd9
Ran outta love in '94
G
But some mama's and daddies
D
Don't even talk no more
Em7
But some mama's and daddies
Cadd9 G D
Let their heartstrings tear and tangle
C
And some of us get stuck,
D G
And some of us grow up in love triangles
G C G C
Ooooh