Standard Tuning: No Capo

Intro: (D)  (G)  (D)  (G)
           Verse 1
 D (xx0232@1)Run your car off the side of the road
      GGet (320003@1)stuck in a ditch     
                        D (xx0232@1)       GWay (320003@1)out in the middle of nowhere 
DOr (xx0232@1)get yourself in a bind
                        GLose (320003@1)the shirt off your back                                   
                                    D (xx0232@1)       GNeed (320003@1)a floor - need a couch - need a bus fare
                 Em7 
This is where the rubber meets the road
                 AThis (x02220@1)is where the cream is gonna rise
                Em7
This is what you really didn't know
                AThis (x02220@1)is where the truth don't lie

               Chorus
                       

                        D (xx0232@1) You find out who your friends are
                       G (320003@1) Somebody's gonna drop everything
                    D (xx0232@1) Run and crank up their car
               G (320003@1) Hit the gas - get there fast
       A (x02220@1) Never stop to think
        Bm (x24432@1)            
  What's in it for me" 
         A (x02220@1) Or - "it's  way too far"
           Em7 
  They just  show on up
       A (x02220@1) With a big ol' heart
                         D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1) You find out who your friends are 

          Verse 2
  D (xx0232@1)            
Everybody wants to slap your back
         GWants (320003@1)to shake your hand
                               D (xx0232@1)       GWhen (320003@1)you're up on top of that mountain
DBut, (xx0232@1)let one of those rocks give way
          GThen (320003@1)you slide back down
                      D (xx0232@1)        GLook (320003@1)up and see who's around then
                    Em7
This ain't where the road comes to an end
                     AThis (x02220@1)ain't where the bandwagon stops
               Em7
This is just one of those times when
        AAlot (x02220@1)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)