Intro: D G (x2)
Verse
D G
Look at that worn out rusty engine
D G
Sitting there begging for a spark
D
Don't look like much in that con-dition
A
But there was a time you should've seen her run
D G
Down every back road in Lyle County
D G
Under every streetlight up on Main
D
You sitting there drumming on a dashboard
A
Both of us falling like a fickle rain
D C
We were cooler than December
G D
Hotter than July, young and strong
C
Some things aren't meant to last forever
G D
But that don't mean you forget 'em when they're gone
Solo
So come on
| D | C | G | D |
Verse
D C
She had hair tangled as the kudzu, legs as long as the trails
G D
That cut through those back acres to the river bend
C
She had her daddy's temper and her momma's flair, made people talk
G D
But did not care, try anything once ain't scared of nothing
D C
We were cooler than December
G D
Hotter than July, young and strong
C
Some things aren't meant to last forever
G D
But that don't mean you forget 'em when they're gone
Solo
So come on,
| D
come on,
| C | G
don't mean you forget 'em
| D |
Bridge
G A
I still ride down those old roads
D
Even if it's in my mind
Bm
Tight blue jeans and winding curves
G A
Keep me turning on a dime, yeah, just like the time ---
D C
We were cooler than December
G D
Hotter than July, young and strong
C
Some things aren't meant to last forever
G D7/C
But that don't mean you forget 'em when they're gone
D C
We were cooler than December
G D
Hotter than July, young and strong
C
Some things aren't meant to last forever
G D
But that don't mean you forget 'em when they're gone
Tag
C G D
Don't mean you forget 'em when they're gone
G
So come on, come on
D
Don't mean you forget 'em when they're gone
D G
So come on, come on
D
Don't mean you forget 'em when they're gone
G D
So come on, come on, so come on, come on