Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Verse:
Cadd9Cadd9 Dusu4 G+G
Little boy sitting on the floor in front of the stereo
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
There’s only one station no need to turn the dial
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Learning all the songs and the words that the older people know
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Waiting for my father to come home
Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
‘Cause later tonight I’ll take a ride into town on the passenger side
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
He’ll turn the key and I’ll run to bring up the shop lights
E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4
It’s the secret hours that no one knows
G+G Cadd9Cadd9
Chasing down a dream building up a home
Dsus4Dsus4 Cadd9Cadd9
Working overtime from Nine to midnight
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Working overtime from Nine to midnight
Verse:
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
After school playing in the yard till it got dark
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
With frozen faces and wet hands u see my gloves
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4
I keep my eyes open when mother prays
E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9
Watching for headlights coming down the lane
Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
I was never afraid of the cold
Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
‘Cause later tonight I’ll take a ride into town on the passenger side
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
He’ll turn the key and I’ll run to bring up the shop lights
E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4
It’s the secret hours that no one knows
G+G Cadd9Cadd9
Chasing down a dream building up a home
Dsus4Dsus4 Cadd9Cadd9
Working overtime from Nine to midnight
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Working overtime from Nine to midnight
Bridge:
E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
I ran far away in my days of rage
E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4 Cadd9Cadd9
I swore that I’d never go back home
E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
I ran with the ghosts down each forsaken road
E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4 Cadd9Cadd9
Till I reached the end and had to find the light on my own
Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Later tonight I’ll take a ride with my girl on the passenger side
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
We’ve got a song that we sing before we say goodnight
E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4
It’s the secret hours that no one knows
G+G Cadd9Cadd9
Chasing down a dream building up a home
Dsus4Dsus4 Cadd9Cadd9
Working overtime from Nine to midnight
Cadd9Cadd9 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Working overtime from Nine to midnight