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Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long

Hayes Carll
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 Shooting stars  and whiskey bottles all scattered  across the yard
 I'd have stayed  back home in Houston  if I'd known it'd be this hard
 Ah but as  it is I'm busted broke down  across the bay
 And I might  not make December  if we keep carrying on this way
 Pretty girls  and deep depressions keep falling  from the sky
 I got all  the time in heaven  but no sense to wonder why
 And the nights  have all gone crazy and the bars  have all shut down
 One day  I swear I'll blow  it all, pack up, and leave this town
 And sometimes  I get so tired  of telling  right from wrong
Hey,  I'm glad I came,  just wish I hadn't  stayed so  long
 Here I am  in Music City, long nights  and neon signs
 And I can't  seem to remember  what I came so far to find
 Police cars  and paper money motel rooms  and cigarettes
 Yeah, they tell  you, you ain't nothin'  just in case you might forget
 I can hear  the country music in the window  up above
 Do they do  it for the money,  do they do it for the love?
 Bourbon eyes  and stolen pistols seems all  that comes my way
 I'm gonna burn  down all my bridges,  grab a car, and drive away
 And sometimes  I can't believe  I did all  that for a song
Hey,  I'm glad I came,  just wish I hadn't  stayed so  long
 We could make  Louisiana in  two hours' time
 We could pull  off of the highway  by the big casino sign
 We could take  up all our wishes and bet  'em all on black
 Hit the lights  of Mississippi  with the south wind at our back
 And it's always  been the same  down every  road I've gone
Hey,  I'm glad I came,  just wish I hadn't  stayed so  long

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Readable chord sheet for Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long by Hayes Carll

[A]   [Asus4]    [A]  [Asus4]

Shooting [A]stars and whiskey bottles all [D]scattered across the [A]yard
I'd have [D]stayed back home in [A]Houston if I'd known it'd be this [E]hard
Ah but [A]as it is I'm busted broke [D]down across the [A]bay
And I [D]might not make De[A]cember if we keep carrying on this [E]way
Pretty [A]girls and deep depressions keep [D]falling from the [A]sky
I got [D]all the time in [A]heaven but no sense to wonder [E]why
And the [A]nights have all gone crazy and the [D]bars have all shut [A]down
One [D]day I swear I'll [A]blow it all, pack up, and leave this [E]town

And some[D]times I get so [A]tired of [D]telling right from [A]wrong
[A]Hey, I'm glad I [E]came, just wish I [D]hadn't stayed s[A]o long

[A]   [Asus4]    [A]  [Asus4]

Here I [A]am in Music City, long [D]nights and neon [A]signs
And I [D]can't seem to re[A]member what I came so far to [E]find
Police [A]cars and paper money motel [D]rooms and ciga[A]rettes
Yeah, they [D]tell you, you ain't [A]nothin' just in case you might for[E]get
I can [A]hear the country music in the [D]window up a[A]bove
Do they [D]do it for the [A]money, do they do it for the [E]love?
Bourbon [A]eyes and stolen pistols seems [D]all that comes my [A]way
I'm gonna [D]burn down all my [A]bridges, grab a car, and drive [E]away

And some[D]times I can't [A]believe I did [D]all that for a [A]song
[A]Hey, I'm glad I [E]came, just wish I [D]hadn't stayed s[A]o long

[A]     [E]    [D]     [E]     [D]

We could [A]make Louisiana [D]in two hours' [A]time
We could [D]pull off of the [A]highway by the big casino [E]sign
We could [A]take up all our wishes and [D]bet 'em all on [A]black
Hit the [D]lights of Missis[A]sippi with the south wind at our [E]back

And it's [D]always been the [A]same down [D]every road I've [A]gone
[A]Hey, I'm glad I [E]came, just wish I [D]hadn't stayed s[A]o long

[A]   [Asus4]    [A]  [Asus4]     [A]   [Asus4]    [A]

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