INTRO: A E D Dsus D 2x's
VERSE 1:
A E D
Well, darling, I'm a coming down old route number sixty-seven.
A E D Dsus D
I just got off the turnpike avoiding the Ohio state inspection.
A E D
Johnny law followed me up the road, then he turned off and he let me go.
A E D Dsus
I guess this old truck ain't worth shutting down.
A E D
And your voice last night on the telephone said you wouldn't be there when I got home
A E D Dsus D
So, when I get to Cleveland I'm going to head back south.
A E D Dsus D
Well the light keeps coming on, I've got water in the fuel.
A E A E
Well my brakes are gone, I got a left front tire throwing thread.
D A E D Dsus D
By tomorrow morning, I could be dead. Baby, maybe you been right all along.
VERSE 2:
A E D
You said you couldn't stay with one who was always going away,
A E D Dsus
And all you wanted to do was to settle down.
A E D
You wanted to buy that little trailer, out on the edge with the money your saving
A E D
With a carport, and a colour TV and no place to turn around.
A E D Dsus D
Well the light keeps coming on, I've got water in the fuel.
A E A E
My brakes are gone, I got a left front tire throwing thread.
D A E D
By tomorrow morning, I could be dead. Baby, maybe you been right all along.
A E D Dsus D
Baby, maybe you been right all along.
BRIDGE:
D E
Remember that winter when the lake froze over,
D E
We drove out there after we'd unloaded,
A E
We revved that truck and we spun it 'round and 'round.
D E
Then we left it idling out on that ice,
D
We crawled in the sleeper and I held you tight.
A E D Dsus D
Baby, I'm sure on thin ice now.
A E D Dsus D
Well the light keeps coming on, I've got water in the fuel.
A E A E
Well my brakes are gone, I got a left front tire throwing thread.
D A E D Dsus D
By tomorrow morning, I could be dead. Baby, maybe you been right all along.
A E D
Baby, maybe you been right all along.
A E D Dsus D
Baby, maybe you been right all along.