Julies Sixteenth Birthday

Intro
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Verse 1
What's Your DHurry, Jim?
DOne More Drink Won't Hurt Nothing.
Bm  Well, Okay, I Said, Then I GGotta Be Running.
You See, My Little AJulie Just Turned 16 Today.
And ToDnight She's Going Out On Her Very First Date.
Bm  Lord Knows I Never Been Much Of A Father.
GProbably Spent More Time Right Here
Than I Have At AHome With My Daughter.
So ToDnight I'm Making Up For A Lot Of Lost Time
A BmLot Of Hurt Feelings And A Lot Of GBroken Promises. A    D​

Chorus
For GOnce In My Life, I'm Gonna DDo Something Right.
I'm AGonna Be Home For My DJulie Tonight.
It's Her G16Th Birthday D  And You Know It's Her First Date.
AThis Is One Promise That I'm Not Gonna DBreak.

Verse 2
D  Oh, Come On, Have One More, Jim.
You Got BmPlenty Of Time.
But That One Led To GMany And I Lost Track Of The Time.A​
When I DLooked At My Watch, It Was A Quarter Till 8.
So I F#mLeft In A Hurry Since I Was Already Late.
G  As I Got Closer To I Started To Think
A  Won't Do Me No Harm To Have Me DOne More Drink.
So I Reached For The BmBottle I Kept Under The Seat.
When GI Looked Up, My Whole Life Passed Right In Front Of AMe.
Next DThing I Remembered, I Was Just Coming To F#m  In A Hospital Bed.
Right Then I Knew That G  I'd Caused Something Awful To Happen Last Night
On My AWay Home To Julie To Set Myself Right

Interlude
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Verse 3
DAt The Foot Of The Bed Stood My Best Friend Lou.
F#mHe Walked To My Side And Asked What He Could Do.
GI Said, Lou, I Know I Won't Make It.
But Don't Let Me ADie Not Knowing The Truth
About What DHappened Last Night.
He Said, BmJim, You Lost Control.
GCrossed The Yellow Line, Hit A Car AHead-On.
And Lord, I AWish I Was Lying.
D  Cause A Young Man Was Injured And A Lovely F#mGirl Died.
And I Thought AGbout That Last Drink And Tears AFilled My Eyes.
DI Said, Lou, Should I Pass On BeBmfore She Comes In
Be Sure And Tell GJulie How Sorry I Am For ASpoiling Her Birthday.
DHe Said, Jim, You Can F#mSave Your Breath.
Cause GWhen You Meet Her In Heaven AYou Can Tell Her Yourself.       D​

Chorus
For GOnce In My Life, I'm Gonna DDo Something Right.
I'm AGonna Be Home For My DJulie Tonight.
It's Her G16Th Birthday   DAnd You Know It's Her First Date.
AThis Is One Promise That I'm Not Gonna DBreak.