Capo: 2nd fret
Key: G
VERSE:
F Am
Nothin' but time here on my hands
G
And these steel strings on my fingertips
F Am
I press my mouth up to the mic
G
Wish I was kissin' on your sweet red lips
F
And the hard part about leavin'
Am G G
Is that I can't lie that I love bein' gone
Dm
'Cause I'm addicted to the dream
F C F C
And heartaches make for one heck of a song
CHORUS:
F Am
Dirt roads and highways, truck stops and cafes
G
Long stretch of highwire and little white lines
F Am
Sawdust and dance halls, first shots and last calls
G
Beneath the glow of all those neon signs
Dm
Yeah, I'm runnin' down a melody
F
To give it the words and set it free
C G
And tryin' not to write it all wrong
Dm
I just wanna livе the kinda life
F C F C
That's gonna make for onе heck of a song
VERSE:
F Am
Like that one time out in LA
G
Me and the boys went out for the night
F Am
And old Hollywood and his three friends
G
Came in the Troubadour lookin' for a fight
F
So we went out back to the alley
Am G
And let's just say that it didn't take too long
Dm
I guess we could have walked away
F C F C
But that don't make for one heck of a song
CHORUS:
F Am
Dirt roads and highways, truck stops and cafes
G
Long stretch of highwire and little white lines
F Am
Sawdust and dance halls, first shots and last calls
G
Beneath the glow of all those neon signs
Dm
Yeah, I'm runnin' down a melody
F
To give it the words and set it free
C G
And tryin' not to write it all wrong
Dm
I just wanna livе the kinda life
F C F C
That's gonna make for onе heck of a song
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
F Am G
Am G F G
BREAK:
Dm F
Yeah, I keep howlin' at the moon and shootin' for the stars
C G
Along this lonely road of broken dreams and passin' cars
Dm F
Of those hard lessons learned, one thing I've found that's true
C Em
When I'm followin' my heart, it always leads me back to you
Em F G Em F G B F
CHORUS:
F Am
Dirt roads and highways, truck stops and cafes
G
Long stretch of highwire and little white lines
F Am
Sawdust and dance halls, first shots and last calls
G
Beneath the glow of all those neon signs
Dm
Yeah, I'm runnin' down a melody
F
To give it the words and set it free
C G
And tryin' not to write it all wrong
Dm
I just wanna livе the kinda life
F C F C
That's gonna make for onе heck of a song
OUTRO:
F
Girl, the hard part about leavin'
Am G G
Is that I can't lie that I love bein' gone
Dm
'Cause I'm addicted to the dream
F
And heartaches make for one heck of a song
Tags: easy guitar chords, song lyrics, Aaron Watson
