Written by Tony Joe White
C C Before you go - walk out on me C7 F Take a look around tell me what you see C C Here I stand - like an open book C7 F Is there something here you might have overlooked G Em Am It would be a shame if you should leave Dm G C And find that freedom ain't what you thought it would be The years we had - were not all bad In fact I know the good outweighed the bad Now you say - that you've grown tired You want to be by yourself a while It would be a shame if you should go And find that freedom was a long time ago F G Em Am I know that you can't stand the chains that bind you Dm G C They just keep on drivin' us apart F G Em Am You could go where I could never find you Em Am Dm G But could you go far enough to get away from your heart So one more time, for ol' times sake Come and lay your head upon my chest Please don't throw this moment away We can forget the bad and take the best If you don't have nothing left to say Let me hold you one more time for ol' times sake, yeh if you don`t have nothing left..