Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Intro: G Verse 1: G Standing at the back door she tried to make it fast Em One tear hit the hardwood if fell like broken glass C D She said sometimes love slips away and you just can't get it back G Lets face it For one split second she almost turned around Em But that would be like pouring rain drops back into a cloud C D G So she took another step said I see the way out and I'm gonna take it
Chorus: G I don't wanna spend my life jaded waiting Em to wake up one day and find C D G that I've let all these years go by wasted Verse 2: G Another glass of whiskey but it still don't kill the pain Em So he stumbles to the sink and pours it down the drain C D He said it's time to be a man and stop living for yesterday G Gotta face it Chorus: G I don't wanna spend my life jaded waiting Em to wake up one day and find C D G that I've let all these years go by wasted Bridge: C D G She kept driving along till the moon and the sun were floating side by side. C D G He looked in the mirror and his eyes were clear for the first time in a C while. Chorus: G I don't wanna spend my life jaded waiting Em to wake up one day and find C D G that I've let all these years go by wasted