[Intro]
[Strophe]
       E               A            
I been burning bright so long I can't
 E 
 remember 
I been burning bright so long I can't remember 
E                                    
Pretty girls and late night bars seem
       B 
 to be my line of work 
Pretty girls and late night bars seem to be my line of work 
E                              A   
Believe me when I say, I can't stay
             E 
 this high forever 
Believe me when I say, I can't stay this high forever 
A                E                   
This man's had all he can stand, time
 B             E 
 to lay this body down
This man's had all he can stand, time to lay this body down
[Refrain]
      E            A              
Sweet Annie, can I stay with you a
 E 
 while 
Sweet Annie, can I stay with you a while 
           A                  E    
Cause this roads been putting miles
       B 
 on my heart 
Cause this roads been putting miles on my heart 
                               
Sweetheart I've been livin in a
 E               A            
 fantasy but one day lightning
      E 
 will strike 
Sweetheart I've been livin in a fantasy but one day lightning will strike 
       A                E         
And my bark will lose its bite but
          B        A          E 
 dont give up on me sweet Annie
And my bark will lose its bite but dont give up on me sweet Annie
[Strophe]
        E           A              E
Sweet Annie, I know I promised you a
 
 life 
Sweet Annie, I know I promised you a life 
E                                    
But with an empty bed and the words I
           B 
 said dont carry any weight 
But with an empty bed and the words I said dont carry any weight 
E                               A   
If I could take back yesterday, find
                   E 
 a way to start it over 
If I could take back yesterday, find a way to start it over 
A                     E              
Turn around, put that bottle down and
 B            E 
 pray its not too late
Turn around, put that bottle down and pray its not too late
[Refrain]
      E            A              
Sweet Annie, can I stay with you a
 E 
 while 
Sweet Annie, can I stay with you a while 
           A                  E    
Cause this roads been putting miles
       B 
 on my heart 
Cause this roads been putting miles on my heart 
                               
Sweetheart I've been livin in a
 E               A            
 fantasy but one day lightning
      E 
 will strike 
Sweetheart I've been livin in a fantasy but one day lightning will strike 
       A                E         
And my bark will lose its bite but
          B        A          E 
 dont give up on me sweet Annie
And my bark will lose its bite but dont give up on me sweet Annie
[Pont]
A                                   
Turn out the light these hands alone
    C#m 
 to hold you 
Turn out the light these hands alone to hold you 
              B             E 
Fall all over you all over again 
A                             E 
Come a little closer so I can show
 you 
Come a little closer so I can show you 
   G#                     C#m 
My heart still beats fast for you 
    A        B         A  E A B A E 
All over and over again
[Refrain]
      E            A              
Sweet Annie, can I stay with you a
 E 
 while 
Sweet Annie, can I stay with you a while 
           A                  E    
Cause this roads been putting miles
       B 
 on my heart 
Cause this roads been putting miles on my heart 
                               
Sweetheart I've been livin in a
 E               A            
 fantasy but one day lightning
      E 
 will strike 
Sweetheart I've been livin in a fantasy but one day lightning will strike 
       A                E         
And my bark will lose its bite but
          B        A          E 
 dont give up on me sweet Annie
And my bark will lose its bite but dont give up on me sweet Annie