G5                                                       A5      D5
Dearest, darlin', I had to write to say that I won't be home anymore
       G5
'cause something, happened, to me while I was drivin' home
                A5      D5
And I'm not the same anymore

          C5                           A5
Oh, I was only twenty four hours from Tulsa
    C5                           A5
Ah, only one day away from your arms
  F5               G5          F5                       G5
I saw a welcoming light, and stopped to rest for the night

                   G5                                             A5     
And that is when I saw her, as I, pulled in outside of the small motel, she was 
D5
there
         G5
And so I walked up, to her, asked where I could get something to eat,
        A5        D5
And she showed me where.

          C5                            A5
Oh, I was only, twenty four hours from Tulsa
    C5                            A5
Ah, only, one day away from your arms
    F5              G5       F5                      G5
She took me to the caf?, I asked her if she would stay, she said "OK"

          C5                            A5
Oh, I was only, twenty four hours from Tulsa
    C5                            A5
Ah, only, one day away from your arms
    F5                  G5         F5                      G5
The jukebox started to play, and night time turned into day, as we were dancin'
G5                                            A5       D5
Closely, all of a sudden I lost control as I held her charms
      G5
And I caressed her, kissed her, told her I'd die
                       A5        D5
Before I would let her out of my arms

          C5                            A5
Oh, I was only, twenty four hours from Tulsa
    C5                            A5
Ah, only, one day away from your arms
  F5                  G5        F5               G5
I hate to do this to you, but I love somebody new, what can I do?
          G5      G5                C5
And I can never, never, never---go home again