Written by Dwight Yoakam
Verse F C Oh baby why not just take one more chance, F And risk all we got on this luckless romance. F7 Bb If someone asks why, we'll say we forgot, F C F And went kind of crazy, oh baby why not.Verse F C Oh baby why not bet big on the bliss, F And laugh in the face of what all odds insist. F7 Bb If someone asks why, we'll say we forgot, F C F And both lost our minds, oh baby why not. Solo C Bb F C Bb F F7 Bb F C FC Bb F If love needs a fool for it to survive, C Bb F It sure looks to me like we both qualify. F7 Bb And a pair of fools will always beat one, F C F So let's play the cards and get this deal done.Verse F C Oh baby why not just take one more chance, F And risk all we got on this luckless romance. F7 Bb If someone asks why, we'll say we forgot, F C F And threw our lives away, oh baby why not. Bb F C F And went kinda crazy, oh baby why not. Bb F C F And both lost our minds, oh baby why not. Outro FC F C F Oh baby please, you and I are exactly what we need. Bb F So let's throw away all care, move out on the edge somewhere, C Find a place and just swing there in the breeze.