A                        D     A
I didn't have to climb a water tower
                       E           A
And paint your name in cherry bomb red
                   D             A
Or pick all of the neighbor's fl owers
                 E       A
I coulda' sent a card in stead, but
Bm             D
I had to do it big enough
Bm                  Esus E
To let you know I'm seri ous

[Chorus
     D A
Well I could
D    A
Have turned
D A         E     A
A round and run a way, but
D A
I knew
D   A
I'd need
D  A     E    A
My heart some day

[Verse]
A                     D         A
I didn't have to take desperate measures
              E        A
To make my in tentions plain
                     D      A
I coulda' waited for better weather
                           E       A
Instead of standin' in the pourin' rain
Bm                 D                  Bm          Esus E
Singin' "I will al ways love you" and "Sweet Home Ala bama"

[Chorus]
     D A
Well I could
D    A
Have turned
D A         E     A
A round and run a way, but
D A
I knew
D   A
I'd need
D  A     E    A
My heart some day

[Bridge]
Bm        D
Baby with out your lovin'
A
My life would mean nothin'
    Bm
And my heart would just be somethin'
D      E
I left with you

[Chorus/Outro]
     D A
Well I could
D    A
Have turned
D A         E     A
A round and run a way, but
D A
I knew
D   A
I'd need
D  A     E    A
My heart some day
     D A
Well I could
D    A
Have turned
D A         E     A
A round and run a way, but
D A
I knew
D   A
I'd need
D  A     E    A
My heart some day