[Intro]
C / C / F / C
[Estrofa]
       C                C          
I ride east every other Friday, and
 F              C 
 if I had it my way 
I ride east every other Friday, and if I had it my way 
   C                G             
My day would not be wasted on this
 C 
 ride 
My day would not be wasted on this ride 
  C              C                
I want so bad to hold you, but son
         F              C 
 there's things I haven't told you
 
I want so bad to hold you, but son there's things I haven't told you 
     C               C           
Your mom and me just couldn't get
  G 
 along
Your mom and me just couldn't get along
[Estribillo]
     C            F             
So I drive, and I think about my
 G 
 life, 
So I drive, and I think about my life, 
           C           F         
and wonder why, that I slowly die
   G 
 inside 
and wonder why, that I slowly die inside 
     C      Cmaj7     Am      Am7  
Everytime I turn this truck around,
   F              G 
 right at the Georgia line 
Everytime I turn this truck around, right at the Georgia line 
            C   Cmaj7     Am        
I count the days, and the miles back
 Am7     F                G     
 home to you, on that Highway 20
 C 
 ride.
I count the days, and the miles back home to you, on that Highway 20 ride.
[Estrofa]
  C                     C           
A day might come you'll realize, and
 F                  C 
 if you see through my eyes 
A day might come you'll realize, and if you see through my eyes 
      C            G             C 
There was no other way to work it out
 
There was no other way to work it out 
C                 C            F  
Part of you might hate me, but son
               C 
 please don't mistake me 
Part of you might hate me, but son please don't mistake me 
      C       C             
For a man who didn't care at
        G 
 all.
For a man who didn't care at all.
[Estribillo]
     C            F             
So I drive, and I think about my
 G 
 life, 
So I drive, and I think about my life, 
           C           F         
and wonder why, that I slowly die
 G 
 inside 
and wonder why, that I slowly die inside 
     C      Cmaj7     Am      Am7  
Everytime I turn this truck around,
   F              G 
 right at the Georgia line 
Everytime I turn this truck around, right at the Georgia line 
            C   Cmaj7     Am        
I count the days, and the miles back
 Am7     F                G     
 home to you, on that Highway 20
 C 
 ride.
I count the days, and the miles back home to you, on that Highway 20 ride.
[Outro]
            C              F       
So when you drive, and the years go
       G 
 flying by 
So when you drive, and the years go flying by 
              C           F         
I hope you'll smile, if I ever cross
     G 
 your mind 
I hope you'll smile, if I ever cross your mind 
           F              G          
It was the pleasure of my life, and I
 F               G 
 cherished every time 
It was the pleasure of my life, and I cherished every time 
             C   Cmaj7    Am     
And my whole world, it begins and
 Am7    F 
 ends with you 
And my whole world, it begins and ends with you 
        G          C 
On that Highway 20 ride.