Dierks Bentley - Trying To Stop Your Leaving

Em C G D Em C G D C

verse 1

G C
got a guitar
G C
got a guitar on my back
Em D C G C
and i’m standin’ on this lonesome railroad track
G C
train’s a comin’
G C
it’ll be here ’fore too long
Em D C G
but i don’t think i can stop it with a song
Am7 C G
girl that’s kind of the way i’m feelin’
Am7 C
tryin’ to stop your leavin’

verse 2

G C
got a pebble
G C
got a pebble in my hand
Em D C G C
and i toss it out into the middle of the rio grande
G C
but the river keeps runnin’
G C
don’t even know that i’m around
Em D C G
i could throw in a million more and not slow it down
Am7 C G
girl that’s kind of the way i’m feelin’
Am7 C Em C
tryin’ to stop your leavin’

bridge

G D Em C
there’s nothin’ that i wouldn’t try
G D C
if i thought it would change your mind

verse 3

G C
but you don’t love me
G C
no you don’t love me anymore
Em D C G
and i know as soon as you walk out that door
G C
train’s a comin’
G C
river’s runnin’
G C
train’s a comin’ , river’s runnin’
G C
pain’s a comin’ , tears are runnin’
Am7 C G
yeah that’s kind of the way i’m feelin’
Am7 C Em C G D
knowin’ i couldn’t stop your leavin’

Em C G D