Upstairs Downtown Toby Keith
INTRO: D A G A, D Bm G A
VERSE:
[D] Route 14, Box [A]308,[Bm] she said good[A]bye at the [G]cattle-guard [A]gate,
[G] Hopin' she would [A]find her a place in the [D]world[A]
With her [D]mind made up and [A]tears in her eyes,
[Bm] she almost [A]made her [G]daddy cry[A]
he said, "[G]Don't forget to [A]call when you get there [D]girl."
PRE-CHORUS:
[Bm] Drivin' on that 2-lane road [G]hopin' she might [D]find
[Bm] A whole lot more waiting up ahead than [G]what she left [A]behind
CHORUS:
Moving' [D]up-[A]stairs, [G]down-[A]town, [D]life's too [A]short to be [G]hanging a-[A]round
[D] She's 1[A]8 and it's [G]time she got [A]out of the [Bm]woods[A]
[G] She's gettin' out [A7]while the gettin's good[D] [A] [G] [A]
VERSE:
[D] All bills paid and a [A]room with a view,[Bm] she's [A]unpacked a [G]dish or two[A]
[G] She just got her [A]phone turned on [D]today[A]
There's a [D]big ol' world waitin' [A]just outside
as [Bm] she's thumbin [A]through the [G]classifides,
[G] lookin' for work at [A]any old job's [D]okay
PRE-CHORUS:
[Bm] Drivin' on that cross-town freeway, [G]hopin' she might [D]find
[Bm] A whole lot more waitin' up ahead than [G]what she left [A]behind
CHORUS:
Moving' [D]up-[A]stairs, [G]down-[A]town, [D]life's too [A]short to be [G]hanging a-[A]round
[D] She's 1[A]8 and it's [G]time she got [A]out of the [Bm]woods[A]
[G] She's gettin' out [A7]while the gettin's good[D] [A] [G] [A]
VERSE:
And she [D]lost her job at the [A]grocery store
and the [Bm] wolf came [A]knocking at the [G]door[A]
[G] red notice said they [A]turned off her [D]telephone
[D] There's nothing left for [A]her to do so [Bm] she's packed [A]up a thing or[G] two,
[G]Loaded her car down [A]now she's headed [D]home
PRE-CHORUS:
[Bm] Drivin' on that 2-lane road [G]hopin' she might [D]find
[Bm] A whole lot more waiting up ahead than [G]what she left [A]behind
CHORUS 2:
Moving' [D]up-[A]stairs, [G]down-[A]town, [D]life's too [A]short to be [G]hanging a-[A]round
[D] She's 1[A]8 and it's [G]time she got [A]back to the[Bm] woods[A]
[G] She's gettin' out [A7]while the gettin's good[D] [A] [G] [A] [D] [-FADE]
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