Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
G+G GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug
Highways and dance halls A augmentedA good song takes you farâ?¨
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You write about the moon And you dream about the stars
G+G GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug
Blues in old motel rooms Girls in daddy's car
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You sing about the nights And you laugh about the scars
G+G GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug
Coffee in the morning cocaine afternoons
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You talk about the weather And you grin about the rooms
G+G GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug
Phone calls long distance To tell how you've been
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Forget about the losses, you exaggerate the wins
Chorus:
E minorEm Am7Am7 A7A7 C majorC
And when you stop to let 'em know You've got it down
N.C C majorC C/BC/B A7A7 D7D7 G+G
it's just another town along the road
Instrumental:
G+G GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
E minorEm Am7Am7 A7A7 C majorC
C C/BC/B A7A7 D7D7 G+G
G MajorG GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug
Verse 2:
G+G GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug
The ladies come to see you If your name still rings a bell
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
They give you damn near nothin' And they'll say they knew you well
G+G GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug
So you tell 'em you remember But they know it's just a game
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
And along the way their faces All begin to look the same
Chorus:
E minorEm Am7Am7 A7A7 C majorC
And when you stop to let 'em know You've got it down
N.C. C majorC C/BC/B A7A7 D7D7 G+G
it's just another town along the road
Verse 3:
G+G GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug
Well it isn't for the money And it's only for a while
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You stalk about the rooms And you roll away the miles
G+G GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug
Gamblers in the neon, clinging to guitars
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You're right about the moon But you're wrong about the stars
Chorus:
E minorEm Am7Am7 A7A7 C majorC
And when you stop to let 'em know You've got it down
N.C. C majorC C/BC/B A7A7 D7D7 G+G
it's just another town along the road
Outro:
G+G GaugGaug G+G GaugGaug