G# D# C# G# Queen size mattress on an old wood oak floor G# D# C# G# And I don't see the need in closin' a screen door G# D# C# G# I wanna hear the birds when the day finally comes G# D# C# G# I fear all my days of bein' young are done, D# G# we're only just begun How close can a man come to God before dyin'? About as close as you were when you were tryin' To shade the sun from your eyes on the creek's edge darlin' There's a bar 'round the bend a man is bendin' blues guitar in Chorus: C# G# When the day is done D# Fm And those neon lights call you home C# G# You'll be beggin' of a Saviour to let you save her D# Fm The sad times of twenty-so C# G# When the night is through D# Fm And those American girls are headed home C# G# You'll be beggin' of your Saviour to let you save her D# Fm From the sweet nights of twenty-so And I know how hard it is to love a boy like me With my dry sense of humor and my reckless tendencies But not all labor's done with hardened hands You've been chompin' at the bit, just to love an honest man Chorus: So when the day is done And those neon lights call you home You'll be beggin' of a Savior to let you savor The savage times of twenty-so When the night is through And those American girls are headed home You'll be beggin' of your Savior to let you save her From the sweet nights of twenty-so So when the day is done And those neon lights call you home You'll be beggin' for your Savior to let you savor The savage times of twenty-so When the night is through And those American girls are headed home You'll be beggin' of your Savior to let you save her From the sweet nights of twenty-so | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Chords fingeringsC# D# Fm G# |