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[Verse 1]
D
I've - been - down
            G
this road before
                D
I walk out the door
                   A
Leave you on the floor

D           Bm
Sometimes - you run and hide
             D
Your foolish pride's
              Bm
What keeps me from
           A    G
Giving you more

[Chorus]
             D
So the best thing . . .
    F#
I can . . .
        Bm
give to you
             G
Is for me to go
           D
Leave you alone
          Bm          A      D
Cause you got growin' up to do

[Verse 2]
D                                G
Some - day I'll return when its time
               D
For payment in kind
                      A      D
The church bells will chime

                       G
You'll stand before me surrounded by lights
           D     Bm
Dressed in white
           A             G         D
You throw flowers in the air this night

[Chorus]
             D
But the best thing
   F#
I can
        Bm
give to you
              G
Is for me to go
          D
Leave you alone
Bm              A      D
You got growin' up to do

[Bridge]
D              D
Looks like the rain's pouring down on me
     F#7
It's drowning me now
          G                    D
And all I want is to come back home
             D                    F#
And this old corduroy coat is not keeping me dry
    G                             A
But I  - can't think of what else to try
       A
That's why . . .

[Chorus]
G
the best thing . . .
  F#7
I can . . .
Bm
give to you
             G
Is for me to go
             D
Leave you alone
Bm              A     D
You got growin' up to do

[Chorus]
          G
Yeah, the best thing . . .
   F#
I can . . .
Bm
give to you . . .
             G
is for me to go
          D
Leave you alone
Bm              A     D
You got growin' up to do