Valdosta

[G]

She left [G]3 months after [D]graduation
[Em]For Valdosta and a [C]higher education.
[G]I stayed behind, took a j[D]ob out there feeding [C]grain.
It was [G]late night phone calls, [D]working overtime
[Em]Doing anything to [C]keep her mine,
Putting [G]all my hard-earned [D]dough in a diamond [C]ring.

I was [Em]wide-eyed, [D]young, in love,
[Em]Heading to her [D]college in my [C]pickup truck,
But when [Em]I arrived, to [D]my surprise,
She was [C]on the couch all whiskey-eyed, [C]kissing on some other guy.

[G]There comes a time when you [D]get taught a lesson
[Em]Making it clear you've got a [C]lot to learn
About [G]love, [D]life, and [C]women.
Well [G]I learned mine out on [D]Brookwood Drive,
[Em]Things ain't what they [C]seem sometimes,
And [G]heartache is just a [D]part of l[C]iving.
Yeah [D]I know a good education will [C]cost you,
But I got mine for free, in [G]Valdosta.

I [G]didn't hang around for an [D]explanation,
[Em]I laid out without [C]hesitation
[G]Right after I [D]spit my dip in his [C]eye.
But if it [G]wasn't for her pro[D]miscuous ways,
I'd have [Em]never stopped at that [C]cafe
Where a [G]sweet little brown-eyed [D]girl asked me what I'd [C]like.

I said, [G]"How 'bout a [D]love that lasts,
A g[Em]irl who's looking for an [C]honest man?"
She said, "[G]I know [D]how it feels
[C]When you're out there spinning your wheels, [C]tryna find something real.

[G]There comes a time when you [D]get taught a lesson
[Em]Making it clear you've got a [C]lot to learn
About [G]love, [D]life, and [C]women.
Yeah [G]I learned mine out on [D]Brookwood Drive,
[Em]Things ain't what they [C]seem sometimes,
And [G]heartache is just a [D]part of l[C]iving.
Well [D]I know a good education will [C]cost you,
But I got mine for free, in [G]Valdosta.

[G]    [D]    [Em]    [C]

Now that [Am]brown-eyed girl is riding shotgun,
We've [C]got a sunset and a fifth of rum.
And [Am]in my own way, I'm thankful now
for that [D]little South Georgia college town.

[G]There comes a time when you [D]get taught a lesson
[Em]Making it clear you've got a [C]lot to learn
About [G]love, [D]life, and [C]women.
Hey [G]I learned mine out on [D]Brookwood Drive,
[Em]Things ain't what they [C]seem sometimes,
And [G]heartache is just a [D]part of l[C]iving.
Yeah, I said a [G]heartache is just a [D]part of [C]living.
[D]I know a good education will cost you,
But [C]I got mine for free, in Val[G]dosta.     [D]            [C]
Way down in [G]Valdosta.     [D]            [C]
O[G]oohhh.

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