Intro: G - D - C - D x3
       G - D - C - D7

Verse 1:
Am                 C                   G     D
The bus is on the road, sweet Georgia fades away,
Am                     C               G         D
We'll be burnin down Louisiana by the very next day.
Am                  C
No sleep will ever take me,
G                    D
my mind is stuck on you.
Am                        C
Oh you better be laying away,
G                 D
thinking of the tune.

Bridge:
Am             C
I'll ask one thing,
(I'll ask one thing)
Am                   C
And I'll Bet That You'll be true,
(And I'll Bet that You'll be true)
Am                       C  
The thing I'm asking of you.

Chorus:
G              D
Save me some sugar,
C                D
This won't take long.
G                    D
I won't promise to stay the night,
C                     D
I won't sing you no song.
G              D
Save me some sugar,
C                       D
That's all I'll ask of you.
G               D  
You're my old lady,
C                       D7
But the road's my lady too.

Verse 2:
Am                  C
Thank you for your sugar,
             G               D
Sugar you brought down the night
        Am                          C
I was seeing stars on the bedroom walls,
G                  D
Full moon in your eyes.
Am                 C
This don't mean nothing,
G                        D
Well I'll just pass the time.
Am                              C
But part of you I'll take with me,
G                     D
But most I'll leave behind.

Bridge:
Am                C
One day I'll be back.
(Yeah I'll be back)
Am                   C
It might not be too soon.
(Might not be too soon)
Am                 C
I pray there's something left of you.


Chorus:
G              D
Save me some sugar,
      C          D
This won't take long.
G                  D
Don't give it too much,
          C                 D
I won't be there when you fall.
G              D
Save me some sugar,
C                    D
That's all you gotta do.
G               D
Anything left over,
      C         D
I'll take that too.

Bridge:
Am             C
I'll ask one thing,
(I'll ask one thing)
Am                       C
And I'll bet you'll be true,
(And I'll bet you'll be true)
Am              C
The thing I'm asking of you.

Chorus:
G             D
Save me some sugar,
      C           D
This won't take long.
G                    D
I won't promise to stay the night
          C           D
I won't sing you no song.
G              D
Save me some sugar,
        C               D
That's all I'll ask of you.
G               D
You're my old lady,
          C             D7
But the road's my lady too.
         C             D
Oh the road's my lady too,
          C
But the road,

The road's my lady too.