Tuning: Standard Tom: G Intro: G , C9 G C9 He prays his eyes stay open on the long and lonesome road G C9 He lives his life through daydreams of the girl he had known before G C9 He laughs about his wasted life, turns off the radio G C9 There's no use in being angry so long as he makes it home Am C G D He sings "If I, I could turn this around tonight Am C G D I'd drive, drive back to my old town life Em C G D And when I say that I miss you, I know it don't mean much Am C But I'll see you again, my Lorelei D G C9 I, I will, I will" G C9 He pulls the brake of his big rig and gives his boss his last regards G C9 Takes a Greyhound back to his hometown, to the steps of her old front yard G C9 He's sent to Graveyard Boulevard, where he finds her at the top of the hill G C9 He mouths the words "Will you marry me?" Her tombstone reads "I will" Am C G D He sings "If I, I could've asked you out that night Am C G D I'd have led a different life, and maybe you would be my wife Em C G D But now I sit here missing you, and I know it don't mean much Am C But I'll see you again, my Lorelei D G C9 G C9 I, I will, I will, I will, I will" G C9 He ain't scared of death, he greets the end G C9 He ain't scared of death, he greets the end G C9 He ain't scared of death, he greets the end G C9 He ain't scared of death, he greets the end G C9 Well I will, I will G C9 Well I will, I will G Well I will, I will Well I will, I will Well I will