What I Almost Was

i jotted these chords down while watching a video of him playing . the chords are exact , the timing however , may be a tad off . just play around with it until you find what works for you . enjoy Intro : G - D - G - D - G - Cm - G - D - G - Cm - G G it was my senior year C G i just turned eighteen Cm G D G i was a friday night hero , with division one dreams G i had an offer on the table C G a four year ride Cm G D G ’til that fourth and two and twenty four dive Chorus : D C G i left on a stretcher , wound up on a crutch D walked on that next summer C G wound up getting cut Cm D C G i flipped off that coach , left that school in the dust Am Cm C for letting my dreams go bust C D ( one strum ) G but i thank god i ain’t what i almost was G yea , i moved on back home C G and came awful close Cm G D G to being some son - in - law to some ceo G C G coulda been a corner office , country club , suit and tie man Cm D G answerin’ to no one , but her and him Chorus : D C G i ran out on his money , ran out on her love D C G at four in the morning i loaded my truck Cm D C G i left my home town in a big cloud of dust Am Cm C i just had to follow my gut C D ( one strum ) and i thank god i ain’t what i almost was G C G in a guitar town i bought this old epiphone Cm D G started stringin’ chords and words into songs G C G i’ve been putting in time on sixteenth avenue Cm D G pouring out my heart for tips on a stool D C G i ain’t making a killing , but then there’s those nights D C G when the song comes together and hits ’em just right Cm D C G the crowds on their feet cause they can’t get enough Am Cm C of this music i make and i love C Cm and i thank god i ain’t , yea i thank god i ain’t , C D G yea man i thank god i ain’t , what i almost was Outro : G - Cm - G - D - G