Love You Goodbye

[D] [Asus4] [G] [D]

[D]He was thinkin' back when he w[Asus4]as a kid
His f[G]olks were divor[D]ced
 [D]His old man hi[Asus4]gh on somethin'
 [D]Came knockin' at the d[G]oor
[Em]His mama wouldn't talk to him
S[Em9]he said, "Boy, don't you let him in"
S[Em]he was cussin' an[Em9]d pacin'
A[G]nd wastin' her life at that linoleum fl[D]oo[Asus4]r     [G]       [D]

[D]He took him back to his o[Asus4]ld apartment
Turned[G] off the T[D]V
[D]His beautiful brok[Asus4]en hero on the couch
P[G]assed out aslee[D]p

[Em]And he put him to bed
With tears in h[Em9]is eyes
H[Em]e said, "Dad, I love you, goodbye[D]" [Asus4]       [G]         [D]

(just repeats throughout the song)

He headed out into the night

Seventeen years old

Fired up that rusty old pickup

Turned his collar to the cold

And he headed back to Mama's place

Ready for his big escape

And he tiptoed up the stairs

And left a note in the cover's fold

It said, "Mom, I wish I could wave a wand

And make you smile again

Bring back the man who stole your heart

'Fore the demons got to him"

"If I stay here any longer

Somethin' sacred's gonna die"

He said, "Mom, I love you, goodbye"

Took a lot of wrong turns

On the road findin' his life

By the grace of God he ended up

With a boy and a wife

And the phone call came from his sister

'Twas that old familiar pain

His mother was at the doorstep

Of Heaven's pure white light

At the end of the service

His father came up to him

Clear eyed and sober now

He said, "Boy, Jesus took my sins"

"And I pray someday

Maybe you'll forgive me too"

With tears in his eyes

He said, "Son, I love you, goodbye"

His plane touched down in Texas

He pulled out his phone

Dialed in the number

Got the machine of his old man's home

He said, "Dad we got an extra room

And your grandson has your eyes"

Couldn't say anything else

'Cause he started to cry

And he choked out
"[Em]Dad, I lo[Em9]ve you, good[G]bye
D[Em]ad, I lov[Em9]e you, goodb[G]ye"

[D] [Asus4] [G] [D]