Tom: Dm
Intro: F Gm F Bb
Verse 1
Gm F Gm
By the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be rising. She'll find the note I left
F Bb C
hanging on her door. She'll laugh, when she reads the part, that says I'm
Am Gm D# C
leaving, cause I've left that girl so many times before.
Verse 2
Gm F Gm
By the time I make Albuquerque, she'll be working. She'll probably stop at
F Bb C Am dm
lunch and give me a call. But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringing
Gm D# C
off the wall, thats all.
Verse 3
Gm F
By the time I make Oklahoma, she'll be sleeping.
Gm F Bb C
She'll turn softly and call my name out low. And she'll cry, just to think,
Am Dm Gm C F Bb
I'd really leave her. Though time and time I've tried to tell her so.
Gm A7 D C D C D
She just didn't know, I would really go.
Different version
Intro: Fmaj7/A Gm7 Fmaj7/A Bbmaj7
Verse 1
Gm7 Fmaj7 Gm7
By the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be rising. She'll find the note I left
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Cadd9 Am7
hanging on her door. She'll laugh, when she reads the part, that says I'm
Dm Gm7 Eb C7
leaving cause I've left that girl so many times before.
Verse 2
Gm Fmaj7 Gm7
By the time I make Albuquerque, she'll be working. She'll probably stop at
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Cadd9 Am7 Dm
lunch and give me a call. But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringing
Gm7 Eb C7
off the wall, thats all.
Gm7 Fmaj7
By the time I make Oklahoma, she'll be sleeping.
Gm7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Cadd9
She'll turn softly and call my name out low. And she'll cry, just to think,
Am7 Dm Gm7 C7 Fmaj7
I'd really leave her. Though time and time I've tried to tell her so.
Bmaj7 Gm7 A7 D Am7 Am9 D Am7 Am9 D
She just didn't know, I would really go.
