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I'm trying to write a country song.  There is no recording of this yet. I'm looking for suggestions on better/different chord progression.  I like the feel of the drop downs to F at the end of each verse and chorus but I'm not crazy about the rest of the chords.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Drive into the Sun

[Am]At daybreak she [G]snuck out of that [C]West Texas bedroom, [Am]careful not to [G]wake the man or his [C]dog. [Am]She made herself the [G]last cup of his [C]coffee, [Am]then she crept out to her [G]old rusty [C]Dodge. [Am]When that old engine [G]started on the [C]third prayer, [Am]she spun the tires [G]out of that gravel [C]nowhere. [Am]An old life was [G]over and [C]new one had [F]begun..[G]and she drove into the [C]Sun.

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[Am]Driving towards the [G]sun, the future ain’t too [C]clear. [Am]You just know what your [G]leaving in the [C]mirror.  [Am]You just hope that you're [G]going the right di[C]rection. [Am]And you just hope [G] God will help you [C]steer. You gotta [Am]grab that [G]wheel and hold on [C]tight. You gotta [Am]squint to see the [G]road signs of your [C]life. Your gonna [Am]know you made the [G]right turns when it [C]Just Feels [F]Right. [Am]You still have time to [G]chaaaange [C]but the time has [F]come….[G]to drive into the [C]Sun.

[Am]Just 21 but a [G]wife and baby needed a [C]paycheck, [Am]There was no work in [G]towns with chained-up [C]factory gates. [Am]He didn’t [G]know how to work an [C]oil rig, [Am]but heard strong backs [G]could get work in Western [C]states.  [Am]So he put a sleeping [G]bag in his [C]van, and [Am]told her about the [G]new towns in his [C]plans. [Am]She said find us a [G]new home [C]and we'll [F]come….[G]then he drove into the [C]Sun.

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He had only known the Army all his life. The war had took his leg and took his wife. He didn’t know what he had left to give, he didn’t know if he had a reason to live. But he met a girl in College that October. She helped him with math and she helped him get over. The pain he thought would never go away. Then he realized that his day wasn’t done….and he drove into the Sun.

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First time posting - Did this a few years ago and sort of forgot about it.  Happy to hear any comments good or bad.

Wish I could post the SoundCloud link but I guess you need to post a lot more for that privilege.

Nothing Left to Hold but the Throttle

Verse 1

[Am] Another day in the saddle,

another [G] week on the road.

[D] Since you been gone girl,

[Am] this Harley's my home.

[Am] A few more miles and

Ill [G] crash for the night.

[D} Come next morning,

[Am] I'll roll back out of sight.

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Girl I got [D] nothing left to hold but the [Am] throttle.

I got [D] nothing left to kiss except the [Am] bottle.

[D] The open road sends an [C] invitation.

So I [E] ride like hell with no [Am] destination.

Verse 2

[Am] Another biker bar smells like

[G] sweat and whiskey.

So I [D] order another, ˇ

wonder [Am] if you miss me.

You think I'm hard to love and

my [G] hearts made of iron.

But [D] without you baby,

my [Am] engines dying.
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Verse 3

[Am] Now I ride through the cold and

the [G] pouring rain,

through the [D] dust and the dirtˇbutˇIˇ

[Am] feel no pain,

until I close my eyes and

I [G] see your face,

and [D] remember your smile and

[Am] whisper   your name.
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ˇˇVerse 4

[Am] I got a full tank of gas and theˇ

[G] motors a pumpin.

the [D] winds in may face and the

[Am] pipes are a thumping.ˇ

Thisˇsteel horse and leather,

it [G] keeps me together.ˇ

but I [D] got to keep on rolling since

since I [Am] lost you forever.

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