Key: D
Introduction: C Em C Em
C
We hopped in the car to golf in the dark
Em
And drove out to Carolyn Lake
C
We gazed at the stars
Em
And you said they're so far away like the memories we made
F
When we were younger and we thought
G
That nights like this should mean the world
F
I said we're older now
G
But not a lot has changed
Am G F C
Telling ourselves that we own this town
Am G F C
Only come out when the sun goes down
Am G F C
And all that we need's what we got right now
Am G F
Telling ourselves that we own this town
G
Thank God for the road that led us here
C
We talked up all night
Your hand wrapped in mine
Em
Pretending that we were in love
C
Your eyes were so bright
I soaked in the light,
Em
Caught up in the memories of
F
When we were younger and we thought
G
That nights like this should mean everything
F G
We're older now but not a lot has changed
Am G F C
Telling ourselves that we own this town
Am G F C
Only come out when the sun goes down
Am G F C
And all that we need's what we got right now
Am G F
Telling ourselves that we own this town
Am
Soon we'll both be leaving
F
But we'll always have this evening
C G
To remind us of the summer sky tonight
Am
Cause as long as we're both grieving
F G
Then we'll never really leave it behind
Am G F C
Telling ourselves that we own this town
Am G F C
Only come out when the sun goes down
Am G F C
And all that we need's what we got right now
Am G F
Telling ourselves that we own this town
G
Thank God for the road that led us here