Capo 1
FGC
She left town early on a Friday.
FGAm
Headin' down to family in New Orleans.
FG
Said she needed to feel the sun on her face.
CC/BAmGF
Talk it out with herself, try to get things straight.
AmGF
Lord, all I know is I don't wanna breathe.
AmGF
Wish I was cold as stone,
AmGF
Then I wouldn't feel a thing.
AmGF
Wish I didn't have this heart,
GF
Then I wouldn't know the sting of the rain.
AmGF
I could stand strong and still,
AmGF
Watching you walk away.
Dm
I wouldn't hurt like this,
AmG
Or feel so all alone.
I wish I was cold as stone.
FGC
Almost turned around in Mississippi.
FGAm
Pulled over on the shoulder along the way.
FG
Thought by now I'd be fine,
CC/BAmGF
But all these tears are blurring every line,
G
And I think back to when you were mine.
AmGF
Wish I was cold as stone,
AmGF
Then I wouldn't feel a thing.
AmGF
Wish I didn't have this heart,
GF
Then I wouldn't know the sting of the rain.
AmGF
I could stand on my own,
AmGF
Letting your memory fade.
Dm
I wouldn't hurt like this,
AmG
Or feel so all alone.
I wish I was cold as stone.
AmGF
Yeah, it's gonna take forever to get over you.
AmGF
Oh, and I don't think this pain's gonna go away.
AmGFAmGFDm
Oh, scars left when it's said and done remain.
AmGF
I wish I was cold as stone.
AmGF
I wish I was cold as stone.
AmGF
Wish I was cold as stone,
AmGF
Then I wouldn't feel a thing.
AmGF
Wish I didn't have this heart,
GF
Then I wouldn't know the sting of the rain.
AmGF
I could stand strong and still,
AmGF
Watching you walk away.
Dm
I wouldn't hurt like this,
AmG
Or feel so all alone.
I wish I was cold as stone.
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