Verse 1 Bm G You were young, I was scared D There was not much we could do Bm G Mama left Daddy 'cause he got drunk D And hit right in front of me and you Bm G He blamed it on a four day bender in Tunica A D When he drew a face card on the flop Bm G He kept the Queens, put his faith on fifth street A D Bet blind and lost the pot Chorus G D We lived in separate houses A Bm A Divided by the river G They called us half-bloods D A But we were whole in our eyes G D I'd meet you on your side of the middle A Bm On your darkest of nights A G D Just to prove that time ain't left no space A D Between your heart and mine Verse 2 Bm G Two months passed and Mama came back D With papers and a plan to move Bm G Says she wasn't gonna leave this town D Until she left with you Bm G There I stood in the carport crying D Confused by all of it Bm G Watching y'all's taillight fade toward Dallas A D Convinced I'd caused all this Chorus G D We lived in separate houses A Bm A Divided by the river G They called us half-bloods D A But we were whole in our eyes G D I'd meet you on your side of the middle A Bm On your darkest of nights A G D Just to prove that time ain't left no space A D Between your heart and mine Verse 3 Bm A Daddy spiraled when Mama got a ring G D From a man who told her to forget me Bm A I guess you caused him problems G D 'Cause she cut you loose at seventeen G D We let the house go in the auction G D We left all we knew behind G D And found some folks that share the same blood A D That flows within your heart and mine Chorus G D We lived in separate houses A Bm A Divided by the river G They called us half-bloods D A But we were whole in our eyes G D I'd meet you on your side of the middle A Bm On your darkest of nights A G D Just to prove that time ain't left no space A D Between your heart and mine G D Just to prove that time ain't left no space A D Between your heart and mine
