Remove AdsCAPO: 1st FRET
[Intro]
G Cadd9 G
[Verse]
G Cadd9 GYou, 20 years old
Cadd9 GWant him to have and to hold
Cadd9 G DAll you think about is the party
G Cadd9 GThe house, the white picket fence
Cadd9 GTwo kids, fuck the expense
Cadd9 G DHot Husband always prepared to say sorry
[Pre-Chorus]
Am DYou thought you were so right and oh so wise
Am D G/B DYou didn’t know your life would be a compromise
[Chorus]
CYou thought you knew it all
Love would get you through it all
GHow could you see the writing on the wall
CYou won’t be here forever
But you’ll get through it together
G DAnd then learn to get back up each time you fall
G CYou had the ring, the white wedding
G CBut you didn’t have the knowledge
G D G Cadd9 GIt takes years, that’s the thing about marriage
[Verse]
G Cadd9 GYou, you’re 40 years old
Cadd9 GTrying to find a voice of your own
Cadd9 G DWonder if your best years are behind you
G Cadd9 GHere you are, mother and wife
Cadd9 GScared to say you need more of a life
Cadd9 G DYou can’t ignore the voice inside you
[Pre-Chorus]
Am DHe says life begins at 40, that’s a lie
AmOne minute you’re in love with him
D G/B DThe next you wish he’d die
[Chorus]
CYou thought you knew it all
Love would get you through it all
GHow could you see the writing on the wall
CYou won’t be here forever
But you’ll get through it together
G DAnd then learn to get back up each time you fall
G CYou had the ring, the white wedding
G CBut you didn’t have the knowledge
G D G Cadd9 GIt takes years, that’s the thing about marriage
[Bridge]
Em GSometimes leaving would be easier than staying
CCuz you’ve learned all the moves
DOf every game that he’s been playing
[Verse]
G Cadd9 GYou, 60 years old
Cadd9 GIn your head and heart truth be told
Cadd9 G DYou still feel like 18
G Cadd9 GHe don’t look quite like he did
Cadd9 GBut my God you wouldn’t change it
Cadd9 G DLet’s face it, you’re not exactly the prom queen
[Pre-Chorus]
Am DAnd as the years Go by, love is like wine
AmIt gets better and, oh yeah
D G/B DYou still get drunk sometimes
[Chorus]
CYou thought you knew it all
Love would get you through it all
GHow could you see the writing on the wall
CYou won’t be here forever
But you’ll get through it together
G DAnd then learn to get back up each time you fall
G CYou had the ring, the white wedding
G CBut you didn’t have the knowledge
G D G Cadd9 GIt takes years, that’s the thing about marriage
[Bridge]
Em GSometimes leaving would be easier than staying
CCuz you’ve learned all the moves
D Cadd9 DOf every game that he’s been playing
[Verse]
G Cadd9 GYou, 60 years old
Cadd9 GIn your head and heart truth be told
Cadd9 G DYou still feel like 18
G Cadd9 GHe don’t look quite like he did
Cadd9 GBut my God you wouldn’t change it
Cadd9 G DLet’s face it, you’re not exactly the prom queen
[Pre-Chorus]
Am DAnd as the years Go by, love is like wine
AmIt gets better and, oh yeah
D G/B DYou still get drunk sometimes
[Chorus]
C GYou know that you don’t know it all
CBut love it got you through it all
GAnd you’ve got all those stories you can tell
CYou won’t be here forever
But you got through it together
G DAnd then learned to get back up each time you fell
G CYou had the kids, you took some shit
G CAnd maybe you both did some damage
G D G Cadd9 GYou’re still here, that's the thing about marriage
G CYou learned to love when it got tough
G CAnd believe me that takes courage
G D G Cadd9 GStick it out, that’s the thing about marriage
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