Three Chords and You

For years I tried to write my song, to have the notes come out just right,

All the nights that I spent playing, the countless days I just couldn’t write,

 

After drinking away every last goodbye, or raising a glass to the first hello.

Spent so much time seeking answers, to questions I just didn’t know.

 

And then one day in winter's warmth, beneath the Texas sun I knew,

Why my song it never worked, I can’t write me without you.

 

G to D for just two bars, an E Minor to help see it through

That all I’d need to write our song, these three chords, and you.

 

Our  joyous song that's sometimes sad, and never quite the same,

Never changing yet always new, seldom repeated in each refrain

 

That song, it’s with me all the time, been stuck in my head all day,

Can’t help humming another chorus, and I can’t wait to play,

 

G to D for just two bars, then an E Minor to see it through

This simple tune is all I’ll need, just these three chords and you.