G                Am        C           G  
I was eastbound out of Dallas on Valentine’s Day
          G                 Bm              C     G
And after five weeks on the road, I’m going home
      G          Bm            C                A       
And I realized today, I wished all those weeks away
        G              D                 G
And you can’t get them back once they’re gone


Chorus:
             D                     G
Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever
              C                                         G 
And if you’re lucky enough, you can bring ‘em back in a song
       D             Em              C                D  
Moving on is hard as ever, well and you can’t get ‘em back
             G
Once they’re gone


Well, an empty house and a letter is a sad, sad thing to find
After you’ve been driving all night long
And it’s hard to rest your head on a cold and empty bed
When you can’t get ‘em back once they’re gone


Chorus:
             D                     G
Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever
              C                                         G 
And if you’re lucky enough, you can bring ‘em back in a song
       D             Em              C                D  
Moving on is hard as ever, well and you can’t get ‘em back
             G
Once they’re gone


Chorus:
             D                     G
Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever
              C                                         G 
And if you’re lucky enough, you can bring ‘em back in a song
       D             Em              C                D  
Moving on is hard as ever, well and you can’t get ‘em back
             G
Once they’re gone