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Intro: G, Cadd9
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He prays his eyes stay open on the long and lonesome road
G Cadd9
He lives his life through daydreams of the girl he had known before
G Cadd9
He laughs about his wasted life, turns off the radio
G Cadd9
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 Cadd9
I, I will, I will"
G Cadd9
He pulls the brake of his big rig and gives his boss his last regards
G Cadd9
Takes a Greyhound back to his hometown, to the steps of her old front yard
G Cadd9
He's sent to Graveyard Boulevard, where he finds her at the top of the hill
G Cadd9
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
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I, I will, I will, I will, I will"
G Cadd9
He ain't scared of death, he greets the end
G Cadd9
He ain't scared of death, he greets the end
G Cadd9
He ain't scared of death, he greets the end
G Cadd9
He ain't scared of death, he greets the end
G Cadd9
Well I will, I will
G Cadd9
Well I will, I will
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Well I will, I will