710 Split

Intro 

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G 
Tenth frame, havent got a strike yet 
            C 
Everybodys watching 
                   D D/C D/B D/A G G/F# 
I havent seen you smile yet 
G 
Twenty years fraying like a tire swing 
                                        C 
Last night if you were sleeping at your friends house 
                         D D/C D/B D/A G G/F# 
Oh, whyd you leave your wedding ring 
 

 
       G               G/B       C 
Well I hope hes got a mean hook shot 
  G               G/B       C 
I hope that its a perfect fit 
        G             G/B         C 
You can give it everything youve got 
        Em                  D/F# C 
But you still end up with a 710 split 
       G       C     D D/C D/B D/A G G/F# 
A 710 split 
 

 
G 
Dead end, working at the office 
                             C 
Dont think Im getting that promotion 
                        D D/C D/B D/A G G/F# 
Its hard work but its honest 
    G 
And my old truck is a piece of shit 
         G 
But its got every night that we spent in it 
         C 
When you flashed that cop like an idiot 
           D D/C D/B D/A G G/F# 
You always said I should get rid of it 
 

 
       G               G/B       C 
Well I hope hes got a real nice car 
       G               G/B        C 
But I bet you that he cant drive stick 
         G           G/B          C 
You can give it everything youve got 
              Em            D/F# C 
But you still end up with a 710 split 
      G                 G/B       C 
And I know its been a long time coming 
    G             G/B       C 
And some things, they dont fix 
         G           G/B        C 
But this engine just wont quit running 
              Em            D/F# C 
And I wont give up on a 710 split 
        G 
A 710 split 
             C     D D/C D/B D/A G G/F# 
Yeah, a 710 split 
 

 
Em7                A7 
What have I got to lose 
Em7                        A7 
Set em up, Ill knock em down 
             C 
I would have said I do 
     C/B 
Even if I knew 
           Am7 
Theres an empty house 
       Am7/G 
At the end of you 
    B7(b5) 
But Ill keep calling 
E                  Am Am/G# Am/G D/F# 
Ill keep striking out 
 

 
       G               G/B       C 
Well I know hes everything Im not 
       G                G/B     C 
But I hope he loves you like I did 
        G             G/B     C 
Well we gave it everything we got 
             Em           D/F#  C 
But we still ended with a 710 split 
       G               G/B       C 
And I know its been a long time coming 
       G         G/B       C 
And some things they dont fix 
       G             G/B        C 
But this engine just wont quit running 
            Em           D/F#  C 
And I wont give up on a 710 split 

        G 
A 710 split 
             C     D D/C D/B D/A G G/F# G 
Yeah, a 710 split