Whole Lot Of Lettin' Go

[Intro ]
 
 
(G) I felt the tug of the (D) ties that bind 
As I (C) crossed that city limit sign 
(G) Drivin' past that (D) school reminds me 
Of (C) what I had with her (D) 
(G) A lotta roads under(D)neath these wheels 
A (C) lotta wounds that time has healed 
(Em) But time ain't changed the (D) way I fell 
(C) Or the way things (D) were 
 
I've (C) let (G) go chasin' those (D) long ago dreams 
(C) Turned the pages on some (G) old memories 
(F) I've gotten over a (C) lot of what I've been (G) through (D) 
And I've let (C) go of thinkin' I could (G) ever go back 
(D) Broke the chains to (C) ghosts from my past 
(F) When it comes to (C) her one thing holds (D) true 
There's a (C) whole lot of lettin' (D) go that's left to (G) do 
 
(G) I drove out to her (D) family farm  
But the (C) live oak trees and fields were gone 
(G) Rows of houses with (D) manicured lawns 
(C) Sat staring back at me (D) 
(G) Just like the fire from a (D) childhood flame 
Guess we're (C) all just victims of the winds of change 
(Em) The way things are, they're (D) never the same 
As the (C) way things ought to (D) be 
 
I've (C) let (G) go chasin' those (D) long ago dreams 
(C) Turned the pages on some (G) old memories 
(F) I've gotten over a (C) lot of what I've been (G) through (D) 
And I've let (C) go of thinkin' I could (G) ever go back 
(D) Broke the chains to (C) ghosts from my past 
(F) When it comes to (C) her one thing holds (D) true 
There's a (C) whole lot of lettin' (D) go that's left to (G) do 
 
And I've let (C) go of thinkin' I could (G) ever go back 
(D) Broke the chains to (C) ghosts from my past 
(F) When it comes to (C) her one thing holds (D) true 
There's a (C) whole lot of lettin' (D) go that's left to (G) do