This is my first tab, but I'll try and make it as good as possible. A few notes before
begin. You will see that I have Eb5 for a chord, I believe it is an Eb chord but I'm
sure the exact progression so if you have any input on that let me know. Secondly,
is an Ab chord but that can also be played, during the verse, as Absus or Ab4, play
you feel sounds better. And the Db in parenthesis is in parenthesis because it's not
used as a full chord just as a passing tone between the other two. So play it
lightly and quickly.
Intro
Gb Eb5 Ab x2
Verse 1
[Gb]I woke up[Eb5] in N[Ab]ew York [(Db)]City
[Gb]from my s[Eb5]leep [Ab]behind t[(Db)]he wheel
[Gb]Caught a [Eb5]train[Ab] to Poug[(Db)]hkeepsie
[Gb]and time [Eb5]stood[Ab] still[(Db)]
[Gb]She wrote[Eb5] me a[Ab] letter [(Db)]from San Diego
[Gb]To qualif[Eb5]y her [Ab]luck[(Db)]
[Gb]These fli[Eb5]ghts c[Ab]onnect [(Db)]through arizona
[Gb]but I thi[Eb5]nk I'l[Ab]l stay [(Db)]stuck.
PreChorus
Gb Eb5 Ab (Db) x2
[Gb]Well I woke up in a [Bbm]car
I c[Ab]hased away the [Db]fog [Ab]so i could
[Gb]see the mississ[Bbm]ippi
on her [Ab]knees[Db][Ab]
I've [Gb]never been so l[Bbm]ost
I've [Ab]never felt so[Db] muc[Ab]h at home
please [Gb]write my folks and [Bbm]throw away my k[Ab]eys
I w[Db]oke [Ab]up in a car
[Gb] [Eb5] [Ab]
[Gb]I wo[Eb5]ke up[Ab] in a car
Verse 2 (same chord progression as first verse
I met a girl who kept tattoos for homes that she had loved
If I were her I'd paint my body til all my skin was gone
she wrote me a letter as we passed through Rockford
she said she wont forget
And maybe I do, maybe I don't,
but I know I haven't yet
so here i am, well here i am wooo
Chorus
[Gb]Well I woke up in a [Bbm]car
I c[Ab]hased away the [Db]fog [Ab]so i could
[Gb]see the mississ[Bbm]ippi
on her [Ab]knees[Db][Ab]
I've [Gb]never been so l[Bbm]ost
I've [Ab]never felt so[Db] muc[Ab]h at home
please [Gb]write my folks and [Bbm]throw away my k[Ab]eys
I w[Db]oke [Ab]up in a car
[Gb] [Eb5] [Ab]
[Gb]I wo[Eb5]ke up[Ab] in a car
Bridge
[A]And maybe [E]I could live for[B]ever
If not [Gb]ever I h[Ab]ad k[A]nown
That you'd be [E]waiting there whe[B]never
I am all alone
[Gb] [Eb5] [Ab]
[Gb]but h[Eb5]ere I [Ab]am wooo
Chorus x2
[Gb]Well I woke up in a [Bbm]car
I c[Ab]hased away the [Db]fog [Ab]so i could
[Gb]see the mississ[Bbm]ippi
on her [Ab]knees[Db][Ab]
I've [Gb]never been so l[Bbm]ost
I've [Ab]never felt so[Db] muc[Ab]h at home
please [Gb]write my folks and [Bbm]throw away my k[Ab]eys
(th[Db]is p[Ab]art links back into beginning of chorus)
(After second chorus)
Fade out on Gb Eb5 Ab
begin. You will see that I have Eb5 for a chord, I believe it is an Eb chord but I'm
sure the exact progression so if you have any input on that let me know. Secondly,
is an Ab chord but that can also be played, during the verse, as Absus or Ab4, play
you feel sounds better. And the Db in parenthesis is in parenthesis because it's not
used as a full chord just as a passing tone between the other two. So play it
lightly and quickly.
Intro
Gb Eb5 Ab x2
Verse 1
[Gb]I woke up[Eb5] in N[Ab]ew York [(Db)]City
[Gb]from my s[Eb5]leep [Ab]behind t[(Db)]he wheel
[Gb]Caught a [Eb5]train[Ab] to Poug[(Db)]hkeepsie
[Gb]and time [Eb5]stood[Ab] still[(Db)]
[Gb]She wrote[Eb5] me a[Ab] letter [(Db)]from San Diego
[Gb]To qualif[Eb5]y her [Ab]luck[(Db)]
[Gb]These fli[Eb5]ghts c[Ab]onnect [(Db)]through arizona
[Gb]but I thi[Eb5]nk I'l[Ab]l stay [(Db)]stuck.
PreChorus
Gb Eb5 Ab (Db) x2
[Gb]Well I woke up in a [Bbm]car
I c[Ab]hased away the [Db]fog [Ab]so i could
[Gb]see the mississ[Bbm]ippi
on her [Ab]knees[Db][Ab]
I've [Gb]never been so l[Bbm]ost
I've [Ab]never felt so[Db] muc[Ab]h at home
please [Gb]write my folks and [Bbm]throw away my k[Ab]eys
I w[Db]oke [Ab]up in a car
[Gb] [Eb5] [Ab]
[Gb]I wo[Eb5]ke up[Ab] in a car
Verse 2 (same chord progression as first verse
I met a girl who kept tattoos for homes that she had loved
If I were her I'd paint my body til all my skin was gone
she wrote me a letter as we passed through Rockford
she said she wont forget
And maybe I do, maybe I don't,
but I know I haven't yet
so here i am, well here i am wooo
Chorus
[Gb]Well I woke up in a [Bbm]car
I c[Ab]hased away the [Db]fog [Ab]so i could
[Gb]see the mississ[Bbm]ippi
on her [Ab]knees[Db][Ab]
I've [Gb]never been so l[Bbm]ost
I've [Ab]never felt so[Db] muc[Ab]h at home
please [Gb]write my folks and [Bbm]throw away my k[Ab]eys
I w[Db]oke [Ab]up in a car
[Gb] [Eb5] [Ab]
[Gb]I wo[Eb5]ke up[Ab] in a car
Bridge
[A]And maybe [E]I could live for[B]ever
If not [Gb]ever I h[Ab]ad k[A]nown
That you'd be [E]waiting there whe[B]never
I am all alone
[Gb] [Eb5] [Ab]
[Gb]but h[Eb5]ere I [Ab]am wooo
Chorus x2
[Gb]Well I woke up in a [Bbm]car
I c[Ab]hased away the [Db]fog [Ab]so i could
[Gb]see the mississ[Bbm]ippi
on her [Ab]knees[Db][Ab]
I've [Gb]never been so l[Bbm]ost
I've [Ab]never felt so[Db] muc[Ab]h at home
please [Gb]write my folks and [Bbm]throw away my k[Ab]eys
(th[Db]is p[Ab]art links back into beginning of chorus)
(After second chorus)
Fade out on Gb Eb5 Ab