Chords for Josh Kear-"May 9th, 1989 (The Day Keith Whitley Died)" (written by Kris Bergsnes/Josh Kear)

_ Don't close [C] your _
_ [B] _ _ [Am] _ eyes.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Keith's body was discovered by his brother-in-law at his home in [A] Goodlatsville, Tennessee.
A coroner's report showed that an alcohol [Em] overdose was the cause of death.
I am in _ Miami. _
I'm no stranger to the rain. _
_ _ _ _ That's all the [D] _
radio played _ that day.
_ [G] I was driving _ _ around, _ _ _ _ skipping _ work.
_ _ [Dm] Saw Deacon [A] _ Jones, he was _ painting the church.
_ _ _ [Em]
He said to [D] tell you [A] hello. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ How _ [F#] could [D] he _ know? _ _ _ _
It was _ _ May _ _ _ 9th, _ _ _ _ 1989.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ That _ whole [Gm] _ _
day [D] still _ burning _ in my [C] mind.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ How could I ever _ [G] forget _ _ _ _ how _ _ I broke [D#] down _ _ [Em]
and cried?
_ _ _ The [Am] day _ [G] _ _ you _ _ left _ _ _ was the [D] day _ Keith Whitley _ [E] _ died.
_ [G] _ Wound
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [G] up at the river, _ _ standing on the _ bridge.
_ _ Watching the water and the old man fish.
_ The sun _ disappeared _ _ _ _ into the _ clouds.
I leaned over [C] the [G] rail as the [A] rain poured down. _ _
[Em] _ It's so _ [D] _ hard to [Dm] _ [D] choose _ _ _ _ when [Em] there's _ nothing [D] _
left to _ _ _ lose. _
It was May _ _ _ _ _ 9th, _ _ _ _ _ 1989. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ That whole _ _ day still _ _ burning _ in my [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ mind.
[D]
How could I ever _ _ [G] forget _ _ [D] _ _ _ how [G] I broke _ [B] down _
[Em] _ and cried? _ _
The [Am] day _ _ [A] _ you _ _ [D] _ left _ _ _ was the day _ Keith Whitley [E] _ _ _ _ died.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I learned a lot of _ _ [C] life that _ _ day.
_ [G] _ _ _
Letting go, _ _ _ [D] _ _
holding on.
_ I thought it would kill me to hurt that _ way.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I guess I was _ [Am] _ wrong. _ _ _
It was _ _ _ [G] May _ _ _ 9th, _ _ _ _ 1989. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ That whole _ _ day still _ _ burning _ in my [Dm] _ mind.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ How could I ever _ [G] forget _ _ _ _ _ how _ I broke [B] down _ [E] and cried?
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] The day _ _ [G] _ _ you _
[D] left _ _ _ _ [G] was the [D] day _ _ Keith [G] Whitley died.
I'm not setting a lot of real specific [D] goals.
I just kind of try to _ [G] improve each record, each [Am] album, and each performance.
[D] And hopefully the [Am] rest of my goals will take care of [G] themselves. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] I am no _ _ _ _ _ _ stranger to the rain. _
_ [Am] _ _ That's [G] all the _ radio _ _ played [Am] that day.
_ _ _ I would like to still be doing what I'm doing 20 years