D Bm C F (2X) [Verse 1] E Bm A G It was just as I was leavin', throw some change up on the bar E G D A She caught my eye through the swingin' door, she was standin' out by my car E Bm A G I said, "I thought you moved to the city girl", "No, I never did find the time" E G D A I been wastin' away at my sister's place just north of the county line E Bm A G E G D A [Pre-Chorus] E Bm A G Well I gazed out across the gravel lot to the road that leads to town E G D A Thinkin' all the ways that I broke your heart, yeah, thinkin' how it all went down [Chorus] E Bm D A G D And I said it's a strange thing to see you now, I been runnin' so long on the same old ground E Bm D A G D Gonna rattle these chains till the mornin' light, If I ever loved once, you know I never loved right E Bm D A G D (2X) by you [Verse 2] E Bm A G So we go up to the turnpike where the whole world turns to sky E G D A I took her hand, but she drew away like a bird gettin' ready to fly E Bm A G She said I ain't so young, and I met someone, he's a rock that just won't roll E G D A And I gotta find out if you only love once, or does love keep comin' to call [Chorus] E Bm D A G D And I said it's a strange thing to see you now, I been runnin' so long on the same old ground E Bm D A G D Gonna rattle these chains till the mornin' light, If I ever loved once, you know I never loved right E Bm D A G D (4X) by you [Interlude] D Bm C F (2X) [Verse 3] E Bm A G There's a half built house in the potter's field, all the timbers are turned to gray E G D A There's an old brown dog livin' on the porch, I seen him just the other day E Bm A G Well I laid those planks and I drove those nails, but it never did satisfy E G D A That a man must forfeit all he owns for a glimpse at the reason why [Chorus] E Bm D A G D And I said it's a strange thing to see you now, I been runnin' so long on the same old ground E Bm D A G D Gonna rattle these chains till the mornin' light, If I ever loved once, you know I never loved right E Bm D A G D And it's a strange thing to see you here, If the world has gone by, yeah you better learn to bend E Bm D A G D Gonna rattle these chains till the mornin' light, If I ever loved once, you know I never loved right E Bm D A G D (4X) by you