Verse 1:
G C G
Spent the night with a friend of mine, and a handle of good wiskey
G C G
We picked guitars and talked about how the glory days went missin'
C G D/F# Em
It didn't take to long to find the truth inside that bottle
C G D G
Cast a sea, so long ago, was a message from my father
Chorus:
C G
You keep your heart above your head, and your eyes wide open
G D
So this world can't find a way to leave you cold
Em D/F# Em-D/F#-G
And know you're not the only ship out on the ocean
(walk up to) C D
Save your strength for things that you can change
C D
Forgive the one's you can't
N.C.
You gotta let it go
Verse 2:
G C G
Looking back now on my life I can't say I regret it
G C G
And all the places I ended up, not the way Ma woulda had it
C G - D/F# - Em
But you only get once chance in life to leave your mark upon it
C G D G
So when that pony he comes riding by you better set your sweet ass on it
Repeat Chorus:
Bridge:
C D G
Like a sweet sunset in Georgia let it go
C D
and like the fear that grabs ahold ya
Em
let it go
C G
La la la la_____ la,
D/F# Em
la la la, la_____ la
C Am
la la la la_____ la,
G
you let it go
Repeat Chorus: