Tom: G
[INTRO:] C G Am G ~ ~ ~ C
[VERSE 1:]
G Am D
Try to understand
F C F
I'm not your ordinary man, still I can't deny
D7/F#
You go with me everywhere
F D7/F# C G C G C
When I'm dreaming you still share my lonely nights
[VERSE 2:]
G Am D
Try to see my side
F C F
It's not your ordinary pride that keeps driving me on
D7/F# F
It's that lonesome, restless feeling that you feel under the gun
C D7 G ~ ~ Am
And it leads me to the highway, but it keeps my body warm
[CHORUS:]
D7 G Am
And as I wander to the cities and the towns
G C
I get so lonesome knowing you could be around
Am D7 G Am
And when the show is over, there's a Holiday Motel
F E E7 ~ ~ C
Another empty bottle and another tale to tell
[VERSE 3:]
G Am D
Try to comprehend
F C F
I'm not your ordinary friend at the end of my life
D7/F#
I would pray that I could be
F D7/F# C G C G C
Returning to the shelter of your love__
[VERSE 4:]
G Am D
Try to see my side
F C F
It's not your ordinary pride that keeps driving me on
D7/F# F
It's that lonesome, restless feeling that you feel under the gun
C D7 G ~ ~ Am
And it leads me to the highway, but it keeps my body warm
[CHORUS:]
D7 G Am
And as I wander to the cities and the towns
G C
I get so lonesome knowing you could be around
Am D7 G Am
And when the show is over, there's a Holiday Motel
F E E7 ~ ~ C
And another empty bottle and another tale to tell
[VERSE 5:]
G Am D
Try to understand
F C F
I'm not your ordinary man, still I can't deny
D7/F# F
You go with me everywhere, like a shadow in the gloom
C D7
I remember all the good times, there's a ghost in every room
