-Standard Tuning- -Capo 2nd Fret- [Intro] G , D , C9 , D (x2) [Verse 1] G D C9 D Driving home to be with you G D C9 D The highway's dividing, the city's in view Am E4 E As usual, I'm almost on time Am E4 E You're the last thing that's on my mind G D C9 D I wish I could tell you the way that I feel Em7 G D G 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 C9 G C9 G 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] G D C9 D I guess it's over now G Cause I've never seen so much D C9 Never seen so much, never seen so much D Never seen so much G D C9 D I guess it's over now G Cause I've never seen so much D C9 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 D And you... [Coda] G D C9 D You're the last thing on my mind G D C9 D You're the last thing on my mind G D C9 D You're the last thing on my mind G D C9 D You're the last thing on my mind G4 , G , D6 , D , C6 , C , D74 , D7 G (Strumming rapidly) Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!