Capo 1 C/B: 3200xx Intro: C - C/B - Dm - F x2 Verse1: C G We were 17 and on our own Dm F When we hit the gas for the great unknown C G I was named for a boy, she was named for the fall Dm F And nothing much else really mattered at all Prechorus: Dm I knew what happened on her kitchen floor F And she knew what it meant when I wrote on the door Dm Secrets spilled into that dark G And everyone was a piece of my heart Chorus: C It’s a lullaby G It’s a beautiful life Em F And it sings me to sleep most every night C So I hold it close G And I hide it away Em F That’s how I keep it from going astray Dm F Love doesn’t need a rhyme or a reason to be C - C - C/B-F x2 (listen for timing for change btw C/B to F) This is the story of Autumn and me. Verse2: C G We grew up fast in a few short years Dm F And we littered the path with the tracks of our tears C G But we carved our names in the proverbial wall Dm F And nothing much else really matters at all Prechorus: Dm We earned every line in our 25 years F We cried over boys and we laughed over beers Dm I wouldn’t trade the girl for a song G She lets me know right where I belong Chorus: C It’s a lullaby G It’s a beautiful life Em F And it sings me to sleep most every night C So I hold it close G And I hide it away Em F That’s how I keep it from going astray Dm F Love doesn’t need a rhyme or a reason to be C - Gm - C - Gm x2 This is the story of Autumn and me. Prechorus: Dm Rooftop dancing in the summer heat F New car crash on a one way street Dm Strangers moving up to the fourth floor G Strange, now nobody knows me more Chorus (palm mute the chords): C It’s a lullaby G It’s a beautiful life Em F And it sings me to sleep most every night C So I hold it close G And I hide it away Em F That’s how I keep it from going astray C It’s a lullaby G It’s a beautiful life Em F And it sings me to sleep most every night C So I hold it close G And I hide it away Em F That’s how I keep it from going astray Dm F Love doesn’t need a rhyme or a reason to be C - C - C/B - F x2 This is the story of Autumn and me. C G I was named for a boy, she was named for the fall Dm F C And nothing much else really mattered at all End on C