this is a really great and easy song to play . definitely one of my favorites . it
can be played on an acoustic guitar , or a banjitar ( how bnl play it ) . it’s off the
2000 album “maroon” .

– standard tuning –

– capo 2nd fret –

the chords are played as follows”
* all chords relative to the capo
G : 320033
D : xx0232
Cadd9 : x32033
Am : x02210
Esus : 022200
E : 022100
Em7 : 022033
Gsus : 3×0013
D6 : xx0202
C6 : x32210
C : x32010
D7sus : xx0213
D7 : xx0212

[ intro ]
G , D , Cadd9 , D ( x2 )

[ verse 1 ]
G D Cadd9 D
driving home to be with you
G D Cadd9 D
the highway’s dividing , the city’s in view
Am Esus E
as usual , i’m almost on time
Am Esus E
you’re the last thing that’s on my mind
G D Cadd9 D
i wish i could tell you the way that i feel
Em7 G D G
but tonight is the night i fell asleep at the wheel

[ verse 2 ]
no commotion , no screaming brakes
most of it’s over before i awake
from the ceiling , my coffee cup drips
while out my window , the horizon does flips
the worst part was hitting the ground –
not the feeling so much as the sound
can’t help but wonder if all this is real
cause tonight is the night i fell asleep at the wheel

[ verse 3 ]
rubberneck traffic and passersby
and slow motion walter the fire engine guy
stand around with their mouths open wide
i heard some idiot ask if someone’s inside
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
with the jaws of life they tried and they tried
nobody here can know how i feel
cause tonight is the night i fell asleep at the wheel

[ bridge ]
G D Cadd9 D
i guess it’s over now
G
cause i’ve never seen so much
D Cadd9
never seen so much , never seen so much
D
never seen so much
G D Cadd9 D
i guess it’s over now
G
cause i’ve never seen so much
D Cadd9
never seen so much , never seen so much
D ( strum rapidly , then let ring )
bloooooooood!

[ verse 4 ]
in all the confusion , there’s something serene
i’m just a posthumous part of the scene
now i’m floating above looking in
as the radio blares and wheels spin
i can see my face slump with a grin
D
and you . . .

[ coda ]
G D Cadd9 D
you’re the last thing on my mind
G D Cadd9 D
you’re the last thing on my mind
G D Cadd9 D
you’re the last thing on my mind
G D Cadd9 D
you’re the last thing on my mind

Gsus , G , D6 , D , C6 , C , D7sus , D7

G ( strumming rapidly )
oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!