Tom: Bm
D
[Verse 1]
D G D
Tail end of August, last of the heat
A
We were all throwing knives behind the house
G D
Shirtless in the breeze
G D
At some old dresser that someone had just moved out
A G D
And I was getting drunk and wondering what you were all about
D
I don’t recall how it happened
G D
Did I kiss you or you kiss me
A
And was there anybody watchin’
G D
That your boyfriend would believe
[Chorus]
G D
Now you don’t have to leave this town
A Bm
He’ll understand you stood him up again
G D A
And you said it yourself that he don’t own you
G D
Cause it ain’t the easiest thing to do
F# Bm
Standing here before you
G A D
Askin’ you to put off plans for a while
[Instrumental]
D G D
A D G
F# Bm G A D
[Verse 2]
D G D
Call off the messenger and go back to sleep
A G D
And dream not of what you might lose but what you stand to keep
D
We sat out the dance together and we
G D
Stayed up till three
A G D
And I was actin’ like it’s over cause that’s how it must’ve seemed
D
But then you held my hand so tightly
G D
I got weak in the knees
A G D
Now I don’t have to tie and bind up all my memories
[Chorus]
G D
Now you don’t have to leave this town
A Bm
He’ll understand you stood him up again
G D A
And you said it yourself that he don’t own you
G D
Cause it ain’t the easiest thing to do
F# Bm
Standing here before you
G A D
Askin’ you to put off plans for a while
[Outro]
G A Bm E
Askin’ you to put off plans for a while
G A D
Askin’ you to put off plans for a while
