Tom: A
Bm G
you had a blue jean jacket a burned CD
D A
Said you wanna go somewhere fast with me
Bm G
I picked you up (yeah)
D A
And we turned it up
Bm G
you had a broke heart necklace, post-game smile
D A
J town, front page news for a while
Bm G
Then we broke up
D A
but I still turned it up
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm G
Cheerleading skirts and backseats
D A
free throws and church marquees
Bm G
kingsley countdown radio
D A
wouldn't know nothing if it weren't for all those
[Chorus]
Bm G
Long nights
D A
and glory days
Bm G
between the alpines
D A
and old King James
Bm G
Yeah the better they look the sweeter they kiss
D A
the shot ya don't take the shot ya gon' miss
Bm G
the faster the car the more money ya burn
D A
ya laugh, ya live, ya love there's a lot to learn from
Bm G
Speakers and Bleachers and Preachers
D A
the story of my youth
Bm G
Speakers and Bleachers and Preachers
D A
still got a lot of growing up to do
[Interlude]
Bm G D A
[Verse 2]
Bm G
Kroger parking lot, battle scars
D A
black and mild on the dash under the stars
Bm G
if daddy asks they ain't mine
D A
82 degrees on the bank sign
Bm G
and hey hey summer jams
D A
any Chesney songs gonna make her dance
Bm G
when the sun goes down (yeah)
D A
I think about her now and all those
[Chorus]
Bm G
Long nights
D A
and glory days
Bm G
between the alpines
D A
and old King James
Bm G
Yeah the better they look the sweeter they kiss
D A
the shot ya don't take the shot ya gon' miss
Bm G
the faster the car the more money ya burn
D A
ya laugh, ya live, ya love there's a lot to learn from
Bm G
Speakers and Bleachers and Preachers
D A
the story of my youth
Bm G
Speakers and Bleachers and Preachers
D A
still got a lot of growing up to do
[Solo]
Bm G D A x2
[Bridge] Muted
G A
subs from my system rattlin' my rearview
Bm G
used to listen when my cousin, I miss him, he's gone now,
G A
it was a national anthem and a knee down prayer, we were actin'
Bm E
like we weren't just like every other small town
[Chorus]
Bm G
Long nights
D A
and glory days
Bm G
between the alpines
D A
and old King James
Bm G
Yeah the better they look the sweeter they kiss
D A
the shot ya don't take the shot ya gon' miss
Bm G
the faster the car the more money ya burn
D A
ya laugh, ya live, ya love there's a lot to learn from
Bm G
Speakers and Bleachers and Preachers
D A
the story of my youth
Bm G
Speakers and Bleachers and Preachers
D A
still got a lot of growing up to do
