Words & Music by James E. Burns April 30th, 2009

( Intro ) (D) (A7) (D) 

( 1 )
You (D) say that you can't take it any(G)more.
(D) That it's not a love worth fighting (A7) for.
I (D) tell you as you leave__ (G) I will never grieve__
'Cuz (D) I'm the one can't (A7) take it any(D)more. (G)(A7)

( 2 )
I (D) hear the people talkin' in the (G) town.
When (D) I was workin' you were playin' (A7) 'round.
But (D) now you're gone I swear__ (G) I will never care__
'Cuz (D) I'm the one can't (A7) take it any(D)more. (G)(A7)

( Chorus )
(D) I'm the one can't take it any(G)more
I've (D) never known heartbreak like this be(A7)fore
I'll (D) never fall again__ for (G) love that's just pretend__
'Cuz (D) I'm the one can't (A7) take it any(D)more. ( Break ) 

( 3 )
One (D) day you came a knockin' at my (G) door.
(D) Sayin' that our love's worth fighting (A7) for.
You (D) begged and pleaded too__ but (G) that will never do__
'Cuz (D) I'm the one can't (A7) take it any(D)more. (G)(A7)

( 4 )
(D) Every now and then I’ll go to (G) town.
To (D) see old friends just me and my old (A7) hound.
I (D) know one day I'll find__ a (G) purdy girl so kind__
'Cuz (D) I'm the one can't (A7) take it any(D)more. (G)(A7)( Chorus ) 

Copyright © 2009 James E Burns


[Thanks to Jim Burns for corrections]