"Halfway Home" - Lori McKenna - The Bird and the Rifle - 2016
Transcribed by wranglingoutlaw
Capo 3, 3/4 time & key of Bb :-
C/G - 3x2013
Intro -
G G D D
1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 1 2 3
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|0h1-----------|--0-----------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--2-----------|------0---2---|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--0-----------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Em Em Em Em
1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 1 2 3
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--0-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--2-----------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|---2----------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Intro - | G | G | D | D |
| Em | Em | Em | Em |
G D
Halfway Home
G D
Well, You ain't so sure He's the one
Em
4am and You drive alone
| G | C/G | G | C/G |
With last night's clothes on
G D
Halfway home
G D
Tell Yourself You're still strong
Em
Wondering what's so damn wrong
| G | C/G | G | C/G |
With needing someone
G
Calling the lovelorn girls of -
D
Davidson County
Em
Tired of the games -
| G | C/G | G | C/G |
That the boys up there play
G
Calling the dreaming girls
D
Looking for a savior
Em
He ain't gonna save You
| G | G | D | D |
That's just what You think His eyes say
C
Deep down You know
G
That You're worth more than this
D G
Or the cost of that dinner last night
C
He'd be driving You home
G
If He was worth half a shit
D G
And His Daddy had raised Him up right
Em
Let Me remind You
D | C ..
There's real love out there down the road
.. | C | C | C |
Right now You're just -
G D
Halfway home
G D
Making up reasons why
Em
Let Him sleep through the kiss goodbye
| G | C/G | G | C/G |
'Cause neither one of You care
G D
So rinse the smoke
G D
Out of Your slept in hair
Em
Wash Your face and change those clothes
| G | C/G | G | C/G |
We've all been there
G
Calling the lovelorn girls of -
D
Davidson County
Em
Tired of the games -
G
That the boys up there play
G
Calling the dreaming girls
D
Looking for a savior
Em
He ain't gonna save You
| G | G | D | D |
That's just what You think His eyes say
C
Deep down You know
G
That You're worth more than this
D G
Or the cost of that dinner last night
C
He'd be driving You home
G
If He was worth half a shit
D G
And His Daddy had raised Him up right
Em
Let Me remind You
D | C ..
There's real love out there down the road
.. | C | C | C |
Right now You're just -
G D
Halfway home
Em G ..
Halfway home tonight