Chords for Travis Tritt - If The Fall Don't Kill You (Down The Road I Go)

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They'd been high school sweetheart [Bb] since they were just [F] 15 a
Storybook beginning [Bb] with the wedding of [F] their dreams
[Bb] Consumed by his ambition he soon left her [F] at home
With a promise and an empty house [Bb] and too much [F] time alone
[Fm] Her _ _ _ _ [F] boredom turned to drinking [Bb] and drinking [F] turns to lies
He let her get too far [Eb] gone before [Bb] he realized and you wouldn't
Recognize them if you'd known [Fm] them way [F] back when
Cause now the flame of love's burned out [Ebm] and can't [Bb] be [Ab] lit again
[F] And it's the [Bb] same old story
[Ab] [Eb] You've heard a [F] thousand times
Somebody's trust [C] gets broken
Somebody's left [F] behind
You try walking [Bb] the tightrope
[Ab] [Gm] But it's [F] all up here and if the fall [Cm] don't kill [Bb] you
Lord the [F] heartbreak will _ _
Two _ _ more childhood sweetheart [Ebm] in a small [Bb] town [F] far away
Committed to each other since [Eb] before [Bb] their wedding [Fm] day
[Bb] This will last forever
[Ab] That's what [Eb] the whole [F] town say
But there are some temptations [Eb] that can [Bb] turn a good [Fm] man's [F] head She was
Unexpected [Bb] when she came [F] home from town
She never even noticed [Eb] all the [Bb] windows she [F] pulled down
[Bb] Though he begged forgiveness
[Ab] She [G] turned and [Bb] ran away
[F] With the image of betrayal [Eb] the time [Bb] just [Fm] came to raise
[F] And it's the [Bb] same old story
[Ab] [Gm] You've heard a [F] thousand times
Somebody's [C] trust gets broken
[Cm] Somebody's [Fm] left behind
You try [Bb] walking the tightrope
[Fm] [G] But it's [F] all up here
And if the [C] fall don't kill [Eb] you
[Bb] Lord the [F] heartbreak will
[Fm] And [Bb] it's a sad old [Fm] benediction
[F] To a wasted slice of [Bb] life
There's an overwhelming [Ab] price you [F] gotta [Fm] pay
[Bb] It's a losing [Ab] proposition
[F] It cuts just like a knife
[Bb] You can't expect the hurt [C] Go away
_ It's the [Bb] same old story
[Ab] [Eb] You've heard a [F] thousand times
Somebody's [C] trust gets broken
[Cm] Somebody's [Fm] left behind
You try [Bb] walking the [Ab] tightrope
[Cm] But it's [F] all up here
And if the [C] fall don't kill [Eb] you
[Bb] Lord the [F] heartbreak will
And if the [C] fall don't kill [Eb] you
[Bb] Lord the [F] heartbreak will
[Eb] _ [Bb] [F] Oh, yeah
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