Standard Tuning: No Capo 

Intro: ( D )  ( G )  ( D )  ( G )
           Verse 1
 D
 Run your car off the side of the road
      G
Get stuck in a ditch     
                        D         G
Way out in the middle of nowhere 
D
Or get yourself in a bind
                        G
Lose the shirt off your back                                   
                                    D         G
Need a floor - need a couch - need a bus fare
                 Em7 
This is where the rubber meets the road
                 A
This is where the cream is gonna rise
                Em7
This is what you really didn't know
                A
This is where the truth don't lie

               Chorus
                       

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

          Verse 2
  D              
Everybody wants to slap your back
         G
Wants to shake your hand
                               D         G
When you're up on top of that mountain
D
But, let one of those rocks give way
          G
Then you slide back down
                      D          G
Look up and see who's around then
                    Em7
This ain't where the road comes to an end
                     A
This ain't where the bandwagon stops
               Em7
This is just one of those times when
        A
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)