Capo on 2nd fret

Intro: D

Verse 1:

                           A (x02220@1)                               DThe (xx0232@1)truck that he drives around,  is custom-painted on the driver's side
                           A (x02220@1)                            DHe (xx0232@1)keeps it cleaner than clean, and pays a guy to wax the under-parts
                        A (x02220@1)                            DShe (xx0232@1)eats her dinner in bed, and watches local news to fall asleep
                        G (320003@1)                 Em (022000@1)               DHe's (xx0232@1)on the road for a week or two, and he calls at dinner-time


Verse 2:
                          A (x02220@1)                          DThe (xx0232@1)truck got busted up good, a three-car accident he didn't cause
                          A (x02220@1)                           DAnd (xx0232@1)with the rig in the shop, he got a break he didn't ask for
                           A (x02220@1)                               DThey (xx0232@1)ate their dinner in bed, and watched the local news to fall asleep
                        G (320003@1)                  Em (022000@1)               DShe (xx0232@1)got so good at the lonely parts, it was hard to start again


Chorus:

                  Bm (x24432@1)                         G (320003@1)                 DBut (xx0232@1)maybe in the night, when he turns out the light, everything is okay
                  Bm (x24432@1)                        G (320003@1)                 DDon't (xx0232@1)they hear alarms? She's folding up her arms, he's turning away
                   Bm (x24432@1)                   G (320003@1)                F#mLearning (244222@1)days are done, the living has begun, she's getting sadder
D7 (xx0212@1)             G (320003@1)              Gm (355333@1)             BmEverything (x24432@1)they said lying in the bed, it doesn't matter


Verse 3:

                  A (x02220@1)                   DThe (xx0232@1)TV's broken again, static on the screen
                            A (x02220@1)                        DAnd (xx0232@1)once he's back on the road, the house is getting cleaned
                          A (x02220@1)                              DShe (xx0232@1)leaves her dinner in bed to walk around the house and look for him
                          G (320003@1)                 Em (022000@1)               DShe (xx0232@1)couldn't tell he was gone again so she throws his dinner out


Chorus:

                  Bm (x24432@1)                         G (320003@1)                 DBut (xx0232@1)maybe in the night, when he turns out the light, everything is okay
                  Bm (x24432@1)                        G (320003@1)                 DDon't (xx0232@1)they hear alarms? She's folding up her arms, he's turning away
                   Bm (x24432@1)                   G (320003@1)                F#mLearning (244222@1)days are done, the living has begun, she's getting sadder
D7 (xx0212@1)             G (320003@1)              Gm (355333@1)            BmEverything (x24432@1)they said lying in the bed, it doesn't matter
                 G (320003@1)              Gm (355333@1)            BmEverything (x24432@1)they said lying in the bed, it doesn't matter


Bridge:

Bm(3x)   A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)       F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)    All of the cats have names but none are near enough to sound the same
Bm(3x)    A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)   F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1)    D (xx0232@1)       C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)    And I can sleep better when you're gone she whispered lightly to the dawn 


Jamming chords:

Em G Bm (11x)


End chords:

Em G  (then End on original D)







Or if you don't have a capo, and/or don't want to use one, here:






Intro: E


Verse 1:

                           B (x2444x@1)                               EThe (022100@1)truck that he drives around,  is custom-painted on the driver's side
                           B (x2444x@1)                            EHe (022100@1)keeps it cleaner than clean, and pays a guy to wax the under-parts
                        B (x2444x@1)                            EShe (022100@1)eats her dinner in bed, and watches local news to fall asleep
                        A (x02220@1)                F#m (244222@1)               EHe's (022100@1)on the road for a week or two, and he calls at dinner-time


Verse 2:

                          B (x2444x@1)                          EThe (022100@1)truck got busted up good, a three-car accident he didn't cause
                          B (x2444x@1)                           EAnd (022100@1)with the rig in the shop, he got a break he didn't ask for
                           B (x2444x@1)                               EThey (022100@1)ate their dinner in bed, and watched the local news to fall asleep
                        A (x02220@1)                 F#m (244222@1)               EShe (022100@1)got so good at the lonely parts, it was hard to start again


Chorus:

                  C#m (x13321@4)                        A (x02220@1)                 EBut (022100@1)maybe in the night, when he turns out the light, everything is okay
                 C#m (x13321@4)                        A (x02220@1)                 EDon't (022100@1)they hear alarms? She's folding up her arms, he's turning away
                   C#m (x13321@4)                  A (x02220@1)                AbmLearning (133111@4)days are done, the living has begun, she's getting sadder
E7 (020130@1)             A (x02220@1)              Am (x02210@1)            C#mEverything (x13321@4)they said lying in the bed, it doesn't matter


Verse 3:

                  B (x2444x@1)                   EThe (022100@1)TV's broken again, static on the screen
                            B (x2444x@1)                        EAnd (022100@1)once he's back on the road, the house is getting cleaned
                          B (x2444x@1)                              EShe (022100@1)leaves her dinner in bed to walk around the house and look for him
                          A (x02220@1)                F#m (244222@1)               EShe (022100@1)couldn't tell he was gone again so she throws his dinner out


Chorus:

                  C#m (x13321@4)                        A (x02220@1)                 EBut (022100@1)maybe in the night, when he turns out the light, everything is okay
                 C#m (x13321@4)                        A (x02220@1)                 EDon't (022100@1)they hear alarms? She's folding up her arms, he's turning away
                   C#m (x13321@4)                  A (x02220@1)                AbmLearning (133111@4)days are done, the living has begun, she's getting sadder
E7 (020130@1)             A (x02220@1)              Am (x02210@1)            C#mEverything (x13321@4)they said lying in the bed, it doesn't matter
                 A (x02220@1)              Am (x02210@1)            C#mEverything (x13321@4)they said lying in the bed, it doesn't matter


Bridge:

C#m(3x)  B (x2444x@1)    A (x02220@1)        Abm (133111@4)F# (244322@1) E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)      B (x2444x@1)    All of the cats have names but none are near enough to sound the same
C#m(3x)   B (x2444x@1)         A (x02220@1)   Abm (133111@4)F# (244322@1)    E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)    B (x2444x@1)    And I can sleep better when you're gone she whispered lightly to the dawn 



Jamming chords:

F#m A C#m (11x)


End chords:

F#m A  (then End on original E)





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