• Song:

    Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel

  • Artist:

    Barenaked Ladies

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-Standard Tuning-

-Capo 2nd Fret-

[Intro]
G5 , D5 , C5 , D5 (x2)

[Verse 1]
G5       D5       C5   D5
Driving home to be with you
    G5            D5           C5      D5
The highway's dividing, the city's in view
A5               E5      E5
   As usual, I'm almost on time
A5                       E5         E5
   You're the last thing that's on my mind
  G5               D5         C5       D5
I wish I could tell you the way that I feel
       E5          G5              D5           G5
But tonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel

[Verse 2]
No commotion, no screaming brakes
Most of it's over before I awake
From the ceiling, my coffee cup drips
While out my window, the horizon does flips
The worst part was hitting the ground -
Not the feeling so much as the sound
Can't help but wonder if all this is real
Cause tonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel

[Verse 3]
Rubberneck traffic and passersby
And Slow Motion Walter the fire engine guy
Stand around with their mouths open wide
I heard some idiot ask if someone's inside
C5       G5                 C5          G5
  With the Jaws of Life they tried and they tried
Nobody here can know how I feel
Cause tonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel

[Bridge]
G5  D5          C5  D5
I  guess it's over   now
           G5
Cause I've never seen so much
D5                   C5
Never seen so much, never seen so much
D5
Never seen so much
G5  D5          C5  D5 
I  guess it's over   now
           G5
Cause I've never seen so much
D5                   C5
Never seen so much, never seen so much
D (Strum rapidly, then let ring)
Bloooooooood!

[Verse 4]
In all the confusion, there's something serene
I'm just a posthumous part of the scene
Now I'm floating above looking in
As the radio blares and wheels spin
I can see my face slump with a grin
    D5
And you...

[Coda]
           G5          D5      C5    D5
You're the last thing on my mind
           G5          D5      C5    D5
You're the last thing on my mind
           G5          D5      C5    D5
You're the last thing on my mind
           G5          D5      C5    D5
You're the last thing on my mind

G5 , G5 , D5 , D5 , C5 , C5 , D5 , D5

G (Strumming rapidly)
Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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