Quit While Im Ahead Chords & Lyrics - Turnpike Troubadours

[VERSE 1]

Well I wont [E]lie and say I didn’t think the good ones all were taken
Since there [A]aint no peaches falling from the [E]tree that I've been shaking
And it's [E]solitary [B7]sleeping in this [G#]bed that I've been[A] making
Well [E]maybe I should [B7]quit while I'm [E]ahead

Well my in[E]tent was being handed I never laid a hand
And the ki[A]ndness of my gesture was a g[E]ood far cry from grand
They were a[E]wful well i[B7]ntended, they were [G#]all that I can[A] stand
Ah m[E]aybe I should q[B7]uit while I'm a[E]head

[CHORUS]

And now [B7]darlin if I called you, could you love me like a kid
Could you [E]love me like you loved me way back when you really did
Well [B7]Darlin if I called you could you just pick up the phone
Lord, I've been [A]dancing with damnation and I'm drinking all alone
And I am [E]busted broke and [B7]bent and beat and '[G#]bout halfway to[A] dead
Ah [E]maybe I should [B7]quit while I'm a[E]head, oh Lord, well [E]maybe I should [B7]quit while I'm a[E]head

[*INSTRUMENTAL BREAK*]
[E] [A] [E] [B7] [C#m] [A] [E] [B7] [E]

[VERSE 2]

We[E]ll West Texas in the morning, little darling are you down
Where the [A]color of the country is your [E]sweet eye shade of brown
And if I [E]told you how I [B7]felt, well you’d say [G#]boy get out of[A] town
Wel[E]l maybe I should [B7]quit while I'm [E]ahead

[CHORUS]

Now [B7]darlin if I called you, could you love me like a kid
Could you [E]love me like you loved me way back when you really did
Well [B7]Darlin if I called you would you even talk to me
When I am l[A]it up like a star atop your favorite Christmas tree
And I am [E]busted broke and [B7]bent and beat and [G#]'bout half way to[A] dead
Ah [E]maybe I should [B7]quit while im [E]ahead, oh Lord well [E]maybe I should [B7]quit while I'm [E]ahead

*Instumental break*

[CHORUS]

And now [B7]darlin if I called you, could you love me like a kid
Could you [E]love me like you loved me way back when you really did
Well [B7]Darlin if I called you could you just pick up the phone
Lord, I've been [A]dancing with damnation and I'm drinking all alone
And I am [E]busted broke and [B7]bent and beat and '[G#]bout halfway to[A] dead
Ah [E]maybe I should [B7]quit while I'm a[E]head, oh Lord, well [E]maybe I should [B7]quit while I'm a[E]head