Key: D
Introduction:
G D/F# Em7
There I was at the bus stop beggin' you just to stay
C9 D
Can we work this out, baby we can work this out
G D/F# Em7
A dust trail from a Greyhound headed for the West Coast
C9 D
As I watch you leave, it's gettin' hard to breathe
C D
No this ain't how it was suppose to be
Em
You're out chasin' all your dreams
D/F#
Tell me where does that leave me
G
What about the plans that you left behind
C9
The little white house by the railway line
D Am Em C D
The one we picked out, we even put the payment down
G
What about the promise that you made
C9
To stay with me 'til your dying day
D
You said you'd never go away
Am Em C G D/F# Em7
Are they just things that people say
C9 D
Are they just things, baby
G D/F#
The preacher stopped by the house last Tuesday
Em7
Asked if I was fine
C9 D
We sat and talked a while, he tried to make me smile
G D/F#
But it's so hard to show my face round lately
Em7
In this small town
C9 D
I guess they heard the news 'bout me and you
C D
It's three a/m/ and I can't sleep at all
Em D
I wonder where you are tonight and do I ever cross your mind
G
What about the plans that you left behind
C9
The little white house by the railway line
D Am Em C D
The one we picked out, we even put the payment down
G
What about the promise that you made
C9
To stay with me 'til your dying day
D
You said you'd never go away
Am Em C G
Are they just things that people say
C
Well my momma won't stop crying
D
She wonders what went wrong
Em
Could I have loved a little deeper
Bm7 G C9 D AmEm DE
Or did I hold on too strong
A
What about the plans that you left behind
D
The little white house by the railway line
E Bm F#m DE
The one we picked out, we even put the payment down
A
What about the promise that you made
D
To stay with me 'til your dying day
E
You said you'd never go away
Bm F#m D A F#m
Are they just things that people say
D E A
Are they just things, baby