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[Verse 1]
 D                   G           D
Tail end of August, last of the heat
                              A
We were all throwing knives behind the house
  G                D
Shirtless in the breeze
                             G                   D
At some old dresser that someone had just moved out
                              A             G            D
And I was getting drunk and wondering what you were all about
    D
I don’t recall how it happened
            G              D
Did I kiss you or you kiss me
                         A
And was there anybody watchin’
            G                 D
That your boyfriend would believe


[Chorus]
                        G         D
Now you don’t have to leave this town
             A                 Bm
He’ll understand you stood him up again
     G             D                    A
And you said it yourself that he don’t own you
                     G       D
Cause it ain’t the easiest thing to do
   F#            Bm
Standing here before you
        G               A           D
Askin’ you to put off plans for a while


[Instrumental]
D   G   D
A   D   G
F#  Bm  G  A  D


[Verse 2]
 D                         G           D
Call off the messenger and go back to sleep
                       A                  G                 D
And dream not of what you might lose but what you stand to keep
        D
We sat out the dance together and we
  G              D
Stayed up till three
                             A                G               D
And I was actin’ like it’s over cause that’s how it must’ve seemed
 D
But then you held my hand so tightly
       G            D
I got weak in the knees
                     A               G         D
Now I don’t have to tie and bind up all my memories


[Chorus]
                        G         D
Now you don’t have to leave this town
             A                 Bm
He’ll understand you stood him up again
     G             D                    A
And you said it yourself that he don’t own you
                     G       D
Cause it ain’t the easiest thing to do
   F#            Bm
Standing here before you
        G               A           D
Askin’ you to put off plans for a while


[Outro]
        G               A           Bm   E
Askin’ you to put off plans for a while
        G               A           D
Askin’ you to put off plans for a while