Tom: E Intro: E A -----|-----|-----|---------|-----|-----|-----|---------| -----|-----|--4--|--6-4----|-----|-----|-----|---------| --7--|--6--|-----|------6--|--7--|-----|-----|--4------| -----|-----|-----|---------|-----|--4--|--7--|----7-4--| Bass part E I'm driving a big lazy car rushin' up the highway in the dark A I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand's tremblin' over my heart E It's pounding baby like it's gonna bust right on through A | E | E | E | E | A | A | A | A | And it ain't gonna stop till I'm alone again with you E A friend of mine became a father last night A When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light E Of the skies and the rivers the timberwolf in the pines A And that great jukebox out on Route 39 E They say he travels fastest who travels alone A | E | E | E | E | A | A | A | A | But tonight I miss my girl mister tonight I miss my home C#m Is it the sound of the leaves left blown by the wayside G#m That's got me out here on this spooky old highway tonight A Is it the cry of the river with the moonlight shining through B That ain't what scares me baby what scares me is losing you | E | E | E | E | A | A | A | A | E | E | E | E | A | A | A | A | E They say if you die in your dreams you really die in your bed A But honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my head E And God's light came shinin' on through A I woke up in the darkness scared and breathin' and born anew E It wasn't the cold river bottom I felt rushing over me A It wasn't the bitterness of a dream that didn't come true E It wasn't the wind in the grey fields I felt rushing through my arms A | E | E | E | E | A | A | A | A | No no baby it was you E So hold me close honey say you're forever mine A | E | E | E | E | A | A | A | A | fade out And tell me you'll be my lonely valentine