Chords for Billy Gilman performs "'Til I Can Make it on My Own" at Boston City Winery 24th Jan 2020

that deserves to be told, [F] the story and the story behind it.
[D] And _ _ when I was _ eight years old, I met my vocal [Am] coach, [G] Angel O'Connell,
_ [Ab] and she's been with me ever [E] since and now is part of my [D] management team
and has really been by my side.
[Ab] So I went down to her basement, [A] and you know when you buy a CD and then you sing along to it,
that's what I [Bb] sang to in school and you know, whatever.
I never had like a karaoke track.
And so she said, Hi little boy.
[E] _ _ _ _
[D] She said, you sing?
And because your grandmother told me, and I'm like, yeah I'll sing.
So I sang a song, [E] and it was with the artist on the track.
And she said to me, she said, well have you ever performed alone?
And I [A] said, nope.
[Db] _ [C] Nope.
And she said, well what song is it?
I have some tracks here, what song do you know?
And I picked this one because I [Ab] grew up listening to this specific song.
And that was the very first time I ever sang by myself with just music.
And that song went into my shows, _ and that [C] song went onto a [Abm] demo tape,
[D] and that one song went on to get me my record deal,
and [Bb] it wound up as the bonus track on [N] my very first CD. _ _ _
_ So I _ [D] forgot that I even had it charted, and I was so excited because this song,
I grew up with it, and I'd love to do it.
I haven't done [A] it in a very, very long time.
But this is such a classic.
And I'll do it here, on [D] my guitar. _ _ _ _
_ So I can make it on my own.
[Dbm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _
I don't need _ _ time
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ To get you off [D] my _ mind
And [G] I'll be so tired of bothering you
[D] Try to be in touch with you
_ [G] Even ask too much of [A] you
From [D] time to _ time _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now _ _ [D] and _ [A] _ _
then
_ _ _ [Bm] _
[G] Lord, you know I'll need [A] a friend
_ [D] Till I [A] get used to losing you
[D] Let me keep on losing you
_ [A] _
Till I can make it on [D] my _ own
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ I'll get _ _ _ [Bb] by _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
But no matter how [Bb] I try
_ [Eb] There'll [Ab] be times you know I'll call
[Bb] Chances are my tears will fall
And I'll have to [Bb] write it off
From [Eb] time to _ [Bb] time
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ But they _ _ say
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Hope there'll be a brighter [Bb] _ day
But [Ab] till then I'll lay on you
[Bb] That's all I mean to _ do
Till I can make it on [Eb] my _ own
_ [Bb] Surely someday [Bm]
I'll look up
[Cm] And see the [Bb] morning sun
[Ab] Without [Bb] another lonely night [Eb] behind me _
Then I'll know [Bm] I'm over you
[Cm] And all my [Eb] crying's done
And no more hurting [Cm] _ _
memories
Will [F] _ _ find me
[Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ But till _ _ _ _ [Bb] then _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Lord, you know I'll need [Bb] a friend
_ [Eb] Till [Ab] I get used to losing you
[Bb] Let me keep on losing you
_ Till I can make it [Eb] on my own
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
Till I can [C] make it on my _ _ [Ab] own
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _