21-17

	  		by Doug Supernaw 
Transcribed by Jennifer and Jason Hannan 
 
Intro:  D  A-Bm  G  A   (x2) 
 
(D)The game was tied at (A)seven all(Bm) 
(G)she said lets take a walk(A) 
(D)found a place (A)behind the (Bm)stands 
(G)she said we need to talk(A) 
she (G)went on and on bout this (A)town being small 
and (D)how she needed other things(A) 
(D)just about when they made it (A)seven to (Bm)ten 
(G)she gave me (A)back my (D)ring 
 
(D)Cheers went up and (A)she broke (Bm)down 
(G)she said it isn?t you(A) 
(D)I think you know how (A)I really (Bm)feel  
(G)but there?s things I need to (A)do 
she said (G)something about some (A)school down south 
(D)where she was gonna go next (A)fall 
(D)fourteen to ten we were (A)winning (Bm)again 
(G)while I was (A)loosin? it (D)all 
 
(G)She looked at me with (A)tear-filled eyes 
and (D)said I hope you (A)realize 
(G)that this is not the (A)way that I  
(Bm)meant for it to (A)end(Bm) 
(G)and suddenly the (A)crowd broke through 
yellin (D)we?ve got spirit, (A)how bout you 
(G)and all that I could (A)think to do was  
(Bm)simply join (A)in(Bm)  
 
(D)She said its best if we (A)do this (Bm)now 
(G)then it began to rain(A) 
(D)I wasn?t sure if (A)I was (Bm)shakin?  
(G)from the cold or the (A)pain 
(G)she turned away then (A)she stopped to say 
she (D)really hoped I understood(A) 
I (D)nodded my head as the (A)loudspeaker (Bm)said 
(G)the kick is (A)up and (D)good 
 
(G)I waited till she (A)walked back in 
then (D)turned my back in (A)to the wind 
(G)before I let the (A)tears begin to  
(Bm)fall with the (A)rain(Bm) 
(G)I made it back in (A)time to see  
(D)Jason throw to (A)Bobby Lee 
(G)and make homecoming (A)history with a (Bm)ninety yard (A)gain(Bm) 
 
(D)Now there?s a banner (A)hangin? (Bm)down  
(G)from the stadium wall(A) 
(D)remindin? every (A)body (Bm)of  
(G)the year we won it all(A) 
and (G)though I was at every (A)game I swear  
(D)one remains a memory(A) 
it was (D)twenty-one to (A)seventeen (Bm)when  
(G)time ran (A)out on (D)me 
 
It was (D)twenty-one to (A)seventeen (Bm)when  
(G)time ran (A)out on (D)me