Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8q62KVC6og
N.C.= no chords played
Intro
N.C.
Verse 1
[C] [G]
His name was John born in Booth, Alabama,
[Am7] [F]
5'11" with his boots on, but that ain't what he would tell you.
[C] [G]
He kind of talked like the movies if Hollywood had an accent.
[Am7] [F]
And I wasn't going to tell him that I loved him, but it kind of just happened.
Chorus
[G] [Am7]
He was a sure thing of forever kind.
[F] [C]
It still kills me that it was all a lie.
[G] [Am7]
I could drag his name through the mud,
[F] [C/E] [Dm7]
But it's something that I just won't do.
[F] [G]
And if he sounds like you,
[F] [C]
Well, the only thing that ain't true is his name was John.
Verse 2
[G]
Her name was Abby.
[Am7]
Yeah, I guess I went on for months,
[F]
But she swore she didn't know a thing about me.
[C] [G]
I didn't get a good time. No, I never got a reason.
[Am7]
Now I'm sad and I'm done and I'm mad and I'm numb.
[F]
And I guess it's what I get for believing.
Chorus
[G] [Am7]
He was a sure thing of forever kind.
[F] [C]
It still kills me that it was all a lie.
[G] [Am7]
I could drag his name through the mud,
[F] [C/E] [Dm7]
But it's something that I just won't do.
[F] [G]
And if he sounds like you,
[F] [C]
Well, the only thing that ain't true is his name was John.
Solo
[C] [C] [G] [G] [Am7] [Am7] [F] [F]
Outro
[G] [Am7] [F] [C]
He was a short thing, the forever kind. When he broke me, he didn't blink an eye.
[G] [Am7] [F] [Dm7]
I could drag his name through the mud. But it's something that I just won't do.
[F] [G]
And if he sounds like you,
[F] [C]
Well, he sounds like you, but his name was John.
[G] [Am7]
Born in Booth, Alabama, 5'11" with his boots on.
[F]
Who knows what he would tell you?
