B intro
Verse 1:
[B]Oh mama, I've been [A]talkin' to those western [E]stars
They give me [B]comfort at night, right [A]lyin' in the back of the [E]car
An I can [B]see your face in the [A]place that I go when I'm [E]there
Me an [B]Jimmy an the boys runnin' [A]dark up in the mountain [E]air, yeah
B,A,E Instrumental
Verse 2:
Got a [B]couple more runs till the [A]sun's comin' up in the [E]east
Ole [B]Fletcher's in the car drinkin' [A]whiskey from a jar through his [E]teeth
[B]Jimmy ain't back but his [A]tracks lead up into the [E]trees
I guess there [B]ain't nothing for it but to [A]drive on up and see what we [E]see, yeah, uh huh
Chorus:
[B]Dont ya let ole [A]Fletcher take the [E]wheel [B]tonight
[E]His heart's grown cold
And this [F#]old dirt road runs [E]rough and ragged to a [F#]terrible height
[E]So dontcha let ole [F#]Fletcher take the [E]wheel [B]tonight
[E]There ain't much to [F#]live for
But there's this [E]woman and she's got me feeling [F#]pretty alright
[E]Lovin', oh Lord, can make me [F#]change my ways
So won't you [B]let me live [B/Bb]another [E]day
[E]Guess I'd like to live another day
Guitar Solo
Same as Verses 1 and 2
Ole Fletcher's been drinkin' with a pistol and is itchin' to play
Sayin' "'Man, I had this woman, she was livin' at the mouth of the bay,
But she found me out and now she sees a man who wears a suit
I seen him walkin' his dog down by the company in brand new boots, yeah,
Chorus:
So dont ya let ole Fletcher take the wheel tonight
His heart's grown cold
And this old dirt road runs rough and ragged to a terrible height
So dont ya let ole Fletcher take the wheel tonight
There ain't much to live for But there's this woman and she's got me feeling pretty alright
Lovin', oh Lord, can make me change my ways
So won't you let me live another day
Guess I'd like to live another day
Verse 4:
Oh mama, I've been talkin' to those western stars They give me comfort at night,
right lyin' in the back of the car An I can see your face in the place that I'll
go when I'm there Me and Jimmy and the boys runnin' dark up in the mountain air
Verse 1:
[B]Oh mama, I've been [A]talkin' to those western [E]stars
They give me [B]comfort at night, right [A]lyin' in the back of the [E]car
An I can [B]see your face in the [A]place that I go when I'm [E]there
Me an [B]Jimmy an the boys runnin' [A]dark up in the mountain [E]air, yeah
B,A,E Instrumental
Verse 2:
Got a [B]couple more runs till the [A]sun's comin' up in the [E]east
Ole [B]Fletcher's in the car drinkin' [A]whiskey from a jar through his [E]teeth
[B]Jimmy ain't back but his [A]tracks lead up into the [E]trees
I guess there [B]ain't nothing for it but to [A]drive on up and see what we [E]see, yeah, uh huh
Chorus:
[B]Dont ya let ole [A]Fletcher take the [E]wheel [B]tonight
[E]His heart's grown cold
And this [F#]old dirt road runs [E]rough and ragged to a [F#]terrible height
[E]So dontcha let ole [F#]Fletcher take the [E]wheel [B]tonight
[E]There ain't much to [F#]live for
But there's this [E]woman and she's got me feeling [F#]pretty alright
[E]Lovin', oh Lord, can make me [F#]change my ways
So won't you [B]let me live [B/Bb]another [E]day
[E]Guess I'd like to live another day
Guitar Solo
Same as Verses 1 and 2
Ole Fletcher's been drinkin' with a pistol and is itchin' to play
Sayin' "'Man, I had this woman, she was livin' at the mouth of the bay,
But she found me out and now she sees a man who wears a suit
I seen him walkin' his dog down by the company in brand new boots, yeah,
Chorus:
So dont ya let ole Fletcher take the wheel tonight
His heart's grown cold
And this old dirt road runs rough and ragged to a terrible height
So dont ya let ole Fletcher take the wheel tonight
There ain't much to live for But there's this woman and she's got me feeling pretty alright
Lovin', oh Lord, can make me change my ways
So won't you let me live another day
Guess I'd like to live another day
Verse 4:
Oh mama, I've been talkin' to those western stars They give me comfort at night,
right lyin' in the back of the car An I can see your face in the place that I'll
go when I'm there Me and Jimmy and the boys runnin' dark up in the mountain air
