intro : A Bm F#m E

A
i’m down in florida
Bm
tryna forget your name
F#m
getting drunk at the bars
E
help me eraseatheapain

A
if i getahigh enough
Bm
gamble the money iasaved
F#m
i have a story to tell
E ( A )
when they ask how you go away

A Bm
i can’t let the fiction end
F#m E
cause i’m too scared of the consequence
A Bm
we’ll all find out when reality hits . .
F#m E
but until then . .

reff :
A Bm
the story goes on and on , and on
F#m E
and on , and on , and on , and on . .
A Bm
the story goes on and on , and on
F#m E
and on , and on , and on , and on . .
the story goes

A
i’m back in nashville
Bm
but nothing’s the same
F#m
so , i blacked out on broadway
E
startd screaming your name

A
if i start another fight
Bm
find a girl and gt laid
F#m
i’ll have a story to tell
E ( A )
when they ask how you got away

A Bm
i can’t let the fiction end
F#m E
cause i’m too scared of the consequence
A Bm
we’ll all find out when reality hits . .
F#m E
but until then . .

reff :
A Bm
the story goes on and on , and on
F#m E
and on , and on , and on , and on . .
A Bm
the story goes on and on , and on
F#m E
and on , and on , and on , and on . .

A Bm
the story goes on and on , and on
F#m E
and on , and on , and on , and on . .
A Bm
the story goes on and on , and on
F#m E
and on , and on , and on , and on . .
the story goes

F#m
i’m in my room with a bottle of gin
E
thinking maybe it’s better
if this story ends
D
if i could just tell the truth
and the truth’s all i say . .
E
i’d never have to tell another lie
A
of how you got away . .