Intro:
G D Am G/B C Em D
G
I was speeding through the dark
D
I didn't know how far
Am G/B C
It can all run away with you sometimes in an empty box car
G
You were trying to tell me something
D
I wasn't listening to you
Am G/B
There was nothing but confusion
C
Every time that train come blowin' through
G
Then you wrote me in a letter
D
I don't how your courage came
Am G/B
You told me what you wanted
C
Every word in tears and flame
G
How you loved me more than ever
D
In spite of all the hurt inside
Am G/B
And it cracked my heart wide open
C
'til there was no place left to hide
G
And I want to thank you babe
D
For letting me back in
Am G/B
I want to thank you
C Em D
For asking me to love you again
G
I want to thank you babe
D
For letting me back in
Am G/B
I want to thank you
C Em D
For asking me to love you again
G
I'd forgotten how to be patient
D
I'd forgotten how to caress
Am G/B
I'd forgotten how to ask for help
C
And how to struggle for my best
G
I was harder than those iron wheels
D
Rollin' down the track
Am G/B
And every trip I took I never looked
C
To getting any feelin' back
G
And I want to thank you babe
D
For letting me back in
Am G/B
I want to thank you
C Em D
For asking me to love you again
G
I want to thank you babe
D
For letting me back in
Am G/B
I want to thank you
C Em D
For asking me to love you again
G
Then you met me at the station
D
With a promise and a kiss
Am G/B
You said my love for you will always be true
C
But you must remember this
G
Respect me and protect me
D
But don't expect me not to fall
Am G/B
And I will do the same for you
C
Until the final call
G
And I want to thank you babe
D
For letting me back in
Am G/B
I want to thank you
C Em D
For asking me to love you again
G
I want to thank you babe
D
For letting me back in
Am G/B
I want to thank you
C Em D
For asking me to love you again
G
Thank you baby
D
For letting me back in
Am G/B
I want to thank you
C Em D
For asking me to love you again
G D Am G/B C Em D
Transcribed by Gerard Koot
