Standard Tuning: No Capo 

Intro: ( D5 )  ( G5 )  ( D5 )  ( G5 )
           Verse 1
 D5
 Run your car off the side of the road
      G5
Get stuck in a ditch     
                        D5         G5
Way out in the middle of nowhere 
D5
Or get yourself in a bind
                        G5
Lose the shirt off your back                                   
                                    D5         G5
Need a floor - need a couch - need a bus fare
                 E5 
This is where the rubber meets the road
                 A5
This is where the cream is gonna rise
                E5
This is what you really didn't know
                A5
This is where the truth don't lie

               Chorus
                       

                        D5
  You find out who your friends are
                       G5
  Somebody's gonna drop everything
                    D5
  Run and crank up their car
               G5
  Hit the gas - get there fast
       A5
  Never stop to think
        B5              
  What's in it for me" 
         A5
  Or - "it's  way too far"
           E5 
  They just  show on up
       A5
  With a big ol' heart
                         D5           G5
  You find out who your friends are 

          Verse 2
  D5              
Everybody wants to slap your back
         G5
Wants to shake your hand
                               D5         G5
When you're up on top of that mountain
D5
But, let one of those rocks give way
          G5
Then you slide back down
                      D5          G5
Look up and see who's around then
                    E5
This ain't where the road comes to an end
                     A5
This ain't where the bandwagon stops
               E5
This is just one of those times when
        A5
Alot of folks jump off

Repeat Chorus  

 When the (Em7) water's hot
 When the (A) weather's not so fair
 When the (Em7) well runs dry
 Who's gonna (NC) be there

Repeat Chorus

Man I've been there  (D)  (G)