Capo 3
Intro- C G F G 
         C                             G
She said how did you become so hard to handle?
Am                                 F
Holding on to something you can?t see.
       C                                  G
As you spray paint your love songs like a vandal.
          Am             Am/G           D/F#
I said, I guess I let my lovers get the best of me. 

              F
See it?s one more night,
        C
Another drink to drown this stage-fright.
          G                 G#m               Am
I?ll play one more song and I?ll feel so much better.
            Dm          C                 G
And I?ll say thanks for coming, yeah, it?s best that I get running.
       F                                     G
If she wants to come along, I might just let her.
                C      C/B          Am                G
You see there?s always another dream around the bend.
      F                       Em        G
If I can?t play for keeps, I?ll have to play pretend.
      C           C/B             Am                G
Carry on for that next dream just around the bend,
Dm                   C          C/B
listening for a love song I can call my friend.
        F
As this old car careens,

       G                                        C          G
I?m heading for those sweet dreams around the bend 
         C                                    G
She said it?s time you started thinking ?bout forever, 
Am                           F
Make an honest woman of that girl.
             C                                G
I said it ain?t like she said boy it?s now or never,
       Am           G              D/F#
Who am I to bring a child into this world?
            F
To watch me play another show,
            C
with twenty-five more towns to go,
           G               G#m            Am
while the encore keeps him up on past his bedtime.
           Dm               C                  G
As my lady goes crazy just to keep from getting lazy
          F                               G
While she does her best to hold onto this heart of mine... 
                 C          C/B                Am             G
You see there?s always another dream around the bend.
      F             Em                  G
If I can?t play for keeps, I?ll have to play pretend.
      C           C/B             Am                 G
Carry on for that next dream just around the bend,
Dm              C               C/B
listening for a love song I can call my friend.

             F
As this old car careens,


       G                                       Em              F   
I?m heading for those sweet dreams around the bend 
D/F#             G#m        Am - G - D/F#
Yeah, to the bitter end.    Oh
             F
You see it?s one more night
        C
Another shot might make things all right.
          G                 G#m             Am
I?ll play one more song and I?ll be feeling fine.
         Dm           C
And I?ll head for the back door,
                  C/B
knowing I could have given so much more,
     F                                  G
And someone whispers hey, you?ll get em next time.
G
There?s always next time. 
             C          C/B         Am                G
Cause there?s always another dream around the bend.
     F              Em               G
I'll never play for keeps, I'll only play pretend
      C           C/B             Am              G
Carry on for that next dream just around the bend,
Dm              C                   C/B
listening for a love song that might take me to my end

             C          C/B         Am                G
Yeah there?s always another dream around the bend
     F              Em                       G
If I can?t play for keeps, I guess I?ll play pretend.
      C           C/B             Am              G
Carry on for that next dream just around the bend,
Dm              C                    C/B
listening for a love song that might take me to the end 
        F
As this old car careens,
       G 
I?m heading for those sweet dreams 
                    C      G     F     G
On up around the bend 
G                               C
On up around the bend