E

[Verse 1]
E
I got your name, I got your eyes,
G#m
I got some hows, I got some whys
        B            A
to this day, I hate goodbyes.
E
Mama had to be bold, soft and tough.
G#m
I tried her patience, I pressed my luck.
A
She hung my neck, busted my butt,
   B
to settle me down, if you'd been around,

[Chorus]
E
Maybe I wouldn't have grown up so fast;
G#m
Wrecked my first car, or ever smoked grass.
A
Maybe I'd have lots of memories of you,
B
Not just pictures of someone I barely knew.
E
Oh, just so you know, I'm doing okay.
G#m
Road ain't been easy but I've found my way!
    A
Sometimes I think how I might've turned out
B
more like the man I've heard stories about
E
if you'd been around.

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
  E
I learned how to punch losing some fights.
G#m
The value of truth ownin' up to some lies.
A
Now I realize all of the times
      B
I was more lost than found. If you'd been around

[Chorus]
E
Maybe I wouldn't have raised so much hell;
G#m
spent more than I made, or a night in jail.
A
Maybe I'd have lots of memories of you,
         B
not just pictures of someone I barely know.
E
Oh just so you know, I'm doin' alright.
      G#m
Got a woman that loves me, I made a good life,
    A
But sometimes I think how I might've turned out
B
to be better than the man I am now
Ess
If you'd been around.

[Instrumental]
E G#m

B                   A
If you'd been around...

[Bridge]
E
Oh maybe just maybe, we could be friends.
G#m
We'd drink beer, and fish now and then!
A
These are the things that I think about,
B                                               N.C.
I can almost imagine how it would've played out,
E                     G#m
If you'd been around.

[Outro]
              B
If you'd been around.
A E