17 In Abilene
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Verse
G Cadd9 G
It'd take about 900 miles round trip
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
To walk on the Gulf of Mexico
Cadd9 G
We'd jump in my daddy's beat up truck
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Drive all night and don't look back
F C
Momma she'd go crazy
D
Just wonderin' where we're at
[Refrão]
Cadd9 G
Seventeen in Abilene
Cadd9 D
You and me, biggest sky you've ever seen
Cadd9 G
There're so many miles of open road
Cadd9 G
And so many places still left to go
Cadd9 D G
Seventeen, runnin' from Abilene
Verse
G Cadd9 G
It doesn't take much for us to drive away
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Cause all we need's just a little bit of faith
Cadd9 G
I got fifty bucks in my pocket
Cadd9 G Cadd9
It'll get us there, but maybe not back
F C G
The sun is shining from head to toe
F C D
And I don't think I'll ever let you go
[Refrão]
Cadd9 G
Seventeen in Abilene
Cadd9 D
You and me, biggest sky you've ever seen
Cadd9 G
There're so many miles of open road
Cadd9 G
And so many places still left to go
Cadd9 D G
Seventeen, runnin' from Abilene
Bridge
F C
I see the stars in your eyes
F C D
Let's start the rest of our lives tonight
[Refrão]
Cadd9 G
Seventeen in Abilene
Cadd9 D
You and me, biggest sky you've ever seen
Cadd9 G
There're so many miles of open road
Cadd9 G
And so many places still left to go
Cadd9 D G
Seventeen, runnin' from Abilene
D G
Seventeen, runnin' from Abilene
How to play 17 In Abilene
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