Trig

[Intro] Am F G C V1 Am F It’s late Thursday evening G C Just about 10 Am F Check in the Driveway G C I’m lonely again F G Work’s done at five C Am Guess yer out with a friend F G There’s a note on the pillow F C Here’s what it said [Chorus] Am F By the time that you read this G C I’ll be talking with God Am F I took Trig to the shelter G C To find a home filled with love Am G7 He cried like a baby Am Fadd9 when I walked away Am G7 But if they can’t put him nowhere F C He’ll be here in 10 days V2 Am F She wasn’t perfect G C But she’s all I had Am F I called every hospital G C I called her new man F G For eight days I drank C Am My soul into the ground F G Late Monday Evening F Am They called from the pound V3 Am F They said are you sure G C You want sweet Trig put down Am F He’s a really good boy G C But no one’s come around Am G7 I can keep him alive Am Fadd9 Til the end of the day Am G7 I said don’t close the shelter F Am I’m on the way V4 Am F A week’s worth of drinkin G C Hid all my keys Am F I prayed to St. Tony G C I fell to my knees F G C Am Two minutes later on route 64 C Fadd9 Those train lights turned red Am F7 I put my foot on the floor F G I didn’t hear nothing F Am But that train’s engine roar V5 Am F When my eyes opened G C The sun on my face Am F The sounds of a choir G C Singing Amazing Grace F G My Trigger beside me C Am His paw on my hand F G A feeling come on me F C Like waves on the sand [Bridge] Am F It felt just like heaven G C But she wasn’t there Am G7 Just me ‘n Trigger F C And no more earthly cares. [Chorus] Am F By the time that you hear this G C I’ll be talking with God Am F Me and old Trig G C will be out chasing frogs Am G7 We’ll sleep til noon Am Fadd9 And I won’t get a job Am G7 And we’ll never be lonely F G7 C Just me and my dog.