Eric Church - What I Almost Was

i jotted these chords down while watching a video of him playing . the chords are exact ,
the timing however , may be a tad off . just play around with it until you find what works
for you . enjoy

intro : G – D – G – D – G – Cm – G – D – G – Cm – G
G
it was my senior year
C G
i just turned eighteen
Cm G D G
i was a friday night hero , with division one dreams
G
i had an offer on the table
C G
a four year ride
Cm G D G
’til that fourth and two and twenty four dive

chorus :
D C G
i left on a stretcher , wound up on a crutch
D
walked on that next summer
C G
wound up getting cut
Cm D C G
i flipped off that coach , left that school in the dust
Am Cm C
for letting my dreams go bust
C D ( one strum ) G
but i thank god i ain’t what i almost was

G
yea , i moved on back home
C G
and came awful close
Cm G D G
to being some son – in – law to some ceo
G C G
coulda been a corner office , country club , suit and tie man
Cm D G
answerin’ to no one , but her and him

chorus :
D C G
i ran out on his money , ran out on her love
D C G
at four in the morning i loaded my truck
Cm D C G
i left my home town in a big cloud of dust
Am Cm C
i just had to follow my gut
C D ( one strum )
and i thank god i ain’t what i almost was

G C G
in a guitar town i bought this old epiphone
Cm D G
started stringin’ chords and words into songs
G C G
i’ve been putting in time on sixteenth avenue
Cm D G
pouring out my heart for tips on a stool
D C G
i ain’t making a killing , but then there’s those nights
D C G
when the song comes together and hits ’em just right
Cm D C G
the crowds on their feet cause they can’t get enough
Am Cm C
of this music i make and i love
C Cm
and i thank god i ain’t , yea i thank god i ain’t ,
C D G
yea man i thank god i ain’t , what i almost was

outro :

G – Cm – G – D – G