Verse 1: G Gaug G Gaug Highways and dance halls A good song takes you farâ?¨ G G/F# Em C C/B Am You write about the moon And you dream about the stars G Gaug G Gaug Blues in old motel rooms Girls in daddy's car G G/F# Em C C/B Am You sing about the nights And you laugh about the scars G Gaug G Gaug Coffee in the morning cocaine afternoons G G/F# Em C C/B Am You talk about the weather And you grin about the rooms G Gaug G Gaug Phone calls long distance To tell how you've been G G/F# Em C C/B Am Forget about the losses, you exaggerate the wins
Chorus: Em Am7 A7 C And when you stop to let 'em know You've got it down N.C C C/B A7 D7 G it's just another town along the road Instrumental: G Gaug G Gaug G G/F# Em C C/B Am Em Am7 A7 C C C/B A7 D7 G G Gaug G Gaug Verse 2: G Gaug G Gaug The ladies come to see you If your name still rings a bell G G/F# Em C C/B Am They give you damn near nothin' And they'll say they knew you well G Gaug G Gaug So you tell 'em you remember But they know it's just a game G G/F# Em C C/B Am And along the way their faces All begin to look the same Chorus: Em Am7 A7 C And when you stop to let 'em know You've got it down N.C. C C/B A7 D7 G it's just another town along the road Verse 3: G Gaug G Gaug Well it isn't for the money And it's only for a while G G/F# Em C C/B Am You stalk about the rooms And you roll away the miles G Gaug G Gaug Gamblers in the neon, clinging to guitars G G/F# Em C C/B Am You're right about the moon But you're wrong about the stars Chorus: Em Am7 A7 C And when you stop to let 'em know You've got it down N.C. C C/B A7 D7 G it's just another town along the road Outro: G Gaug G Gaug