C - G - E -
Am - D - G
G D
1. Yeah, Daddy said, "Son I'm sorry,
G D
you and Sheila ain't getting along,
C G
and if she's so dead set on
leaving you, boy,
A D
why ain't
she already gone ?
G D G
Yeah, you better break out
some sweet talking,
G7 C
'cause I promise you you're gonna miss her.
C
G E
And I know what I'd do, if my
baby left me,
Am D G
pack up my things and go with
her."
D
G
You don't stay with the one you can live with,
D
G
it's the one that you can't live without,
C G
it's the one that's got you tore up in pieces, boy,
A D
it's the one you keep talking about.
G D G
Pride's a tough pill to swallow,
G7
C
it'll leave you lonely and cold and bitter,
C
G E
what you need to do, if she's gonna leave you,
Am D G
you better pack up and go with her.
+ C - G - E - Am - D - G
G D
2. Daddy said, "Son, I'm through preaching,
G D
I've said all I'm gonna say,
C G
now, if you love her as much
as I think you do,
A D
you're a fool if she gets away.
G D G
She can go anywhere that she
wants to,
G7 C
don’t give up, no don't quit her !
C
G E
Just do like I did when your
momma left me,
Am D G
hell, I just packed up and
went with her."
D
G
You don't stay with the one you can live with,
D G
it's the one you can't live without,
C G
it's the one that's got you tore up in pieces, boy,
A D
it's the one you keep fretting (= crying in the last CHORUS) about,
G D G
Pride's a tough pill to swallow,
G7 C
it'll leave you lonely and cold and bitter,
C
G E
what you need to do, if she's gonna leave you,
Am D G
pack up your things and go with her.
+ B7 - Em - A - A7 + last CHORUS
C
G E
Yeah, I know what I did when
my baby left me,
Am D G
I packed up my things and went
with her.
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Toby Keith)