Chords for Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel - Barenaked Ladies
Tempo:
138.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
F#
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D#]
[F#] [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [E]
[A] Driving [E] home [D] to be with [C#m]
you
[A] The highways [C#m] divide, [D] the city's in [D#]
view
[Bm] As usual [F#] I'm almost on time
[Bm] You're the last [F#] thing that's on my mind
[A] Wish I could [E] tell you [D] the way that [E] I feel
But [A] tonight is the night I fell [E] asleep at [A] the wheel
[E] [F#]
[C#m] [A]
No [E] commotion, [D] no [E] screaming brakes
[A]
Most [C#m] of it's over [D] before I [E] awake
[A]
From [E] the ceiling my [D]
coffee cup trips
[A]
While [E] out my window the [D]
horizon [E] does flit
[Bm]
The worst part [F#] was hitting the [A#] ground
[Bm]
Not the feeling [F#] so much as the sound
[A]
Can't help but [E] wonder [D] if all this is [E] real
[A] Cause tonight is the night I [E] fell asleep at the wheel
[A]
[A] [E] Rubberneck's traffic [D] and he passes [E]
by
Slow motion Walter, [D] the fire engine [E]
guy
[Bm] Stand around with their [F#] mouths open [F#]
wide
[Bm] Heard some idiot ask [F#] if someone's [A#m]
inside
[D] With [A] the jaws of life [Bm] they tried and they [A]
tried
Nobody [E]
here [D] know how [E] I feel
Cause tonight [A] is the night I fell asleep at [D] the wheel
[A]
I [E] guess [D] it's over [E] now
Cause [A] I'm never seen so [Bm] much, never seen so [C#m] much
[Bm] I [A]
[E] guess [D] it's over [E] now
Cause [F#m] I'm never seen so [A] much, never seen so [E] much
[F#]
Now [E]
[A] the confusion, there's something [E] serene [A] I'm just a posthumous [D] part of the [D#]
[E] scene
[Bm] Now I'm floating [F#] above looking in [Bm] As the radio [F#] blares and [F#] wheels spin
[D] I can [C#] see my [Bm] face lump with [A] a grin [E] And you're the [A] last [E] thing on [D] my [E] mind
You're the [A] last thing on [D] my [E] mind You're [A] the last [E] thing on [D] my mind
[E]
You're the [A] last [E] thing on [D] my mind
[A] [E]
[D]
[E] [A]
You're the last thing on my mind
[N]
[F#] [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [E]
[A] Driving [E] home [D] to be with [C#m]
you
[A] The highways [C#m] divide, [D] the city's in [D#]
view
[Bm] As usual [F#] I'm almost on time
[Bm] You're the last [F#] thing that's on my mind
[A] Wish I could [E] tell you [D] the way that [E] I feel
But [A] tonight is the night I fell [E] asleep at [A] the wheel
[E] [F#]
[C#m] [A]
No [E] commotion, [D] no [E] screaming brakes
[A]
Most [C#m] of it's over [D] before I [E] awake
[A]
From [E] the ceiling my [D]
coffee cup trips
[A]
While [E] out my window the [D]
horizon [E] does flit
[Bm]
The worst part [F#] was hitting the [A#] ground
[Bm]
Not the feeling [F#] so much as the sound
[A]
Can't help but [E] wonder [D] if all this is [E] real
[A] Cause tonight is the night I [E] fell asleep at the wheel
[A]
[A] [E] Rubberneck's traffic [D] and he passes [E]
by
Slow motion Walter, [D] the fire engine [E]
guy
[Bm] Stand around with their [F#] mouths open [F#]
wide
[Bm] Heard some idiot ask [F#] if someone's [A#m]
inside
[D] With [A] the jaws of life [Bm] they tried and they [A]
tried
Nobody [E]
here [D] know how [E] I feel
Cause tonight [A] is the night I fell asleep at [D] the wheel
[A]
I [E] guess [D] it's over [E] now
Cause [A] I'm never seen so [Bm] much, never seen so [C#m] much
[Bm] I [A]
[E] guess [D] it's over [E] now
Cause [F#m] I'm never seen so [A] much, never seen so [E] much
[F#]
Now [E]
[A] the confusion, there's something [E] serene [A] I'm just a posthumous [D] part of the [D#]
[E] scene
[Bm] Now I'm floating [F#] above looking in [Bm] As the radio [F#] blares and [F#] wheels spin
[D] I can [C#] see my [Bm] face lump with [A] a grin [E] And you're the [A] last [E] thing on [D] my [E] mind
You're the [A] last thing on [D] my [E] mind You're [A] the last [E] thing on [D] my mind
[E]
You're the [A] last [E] thing on [D] my mind
[A] [E]
[D]
[E] [A]
You're the last thing on my mind
[N]
Key:
E
A
D
F#
Bm
E
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ Driving [E] home _ [D] to be with [C#m]
you
[A] The highways [C#m] divide, _ [D] the city's in [D#]
view
_ [Bm] _ _ As usual [F#] I'm almost on time
_ [Bm] _ You're the last [F#] thing that's on my mind
[A] Wish I could [E] tell you [D] the way that [E] I feel
But [A] tonight is the night I fell [E] asleep at [A] the wheel
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _
No _ [E] commotion, [D] no [E] screaming brakes
_ [A]
Most [C#m] of it's over [D] before I [E] awake
_ [A]
From [E] the ceiling my [D]
coffee cup trips
_ [A]
While [E] out my window the [D]
horizon [E] does flit
_ [Bm] _
_ The worst part [F#] was hitting the [A#] ground
_ [Bm] _
Not the _ feeling [F#] so much as the sound
_ [A]
Can't help but [E] wonder [D] if all this is [E] real
[A] Cause tonight is the night I [E] fell asleep at the wheel
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] Rubberneck's traffic [D] and he passes [E]
by
_ Slow motion Walter, [D] the fire engine [E]
guy
_ [Bm] _ _ Stand around with their [F#] mouths open [F#]
wide
_ [Bm] _ Heard some idiot ask [F#] if someone's [A#m]
inside
_ [D] _ With [A] the jaws of life [Bm] they tried and they [A]
tried
_ Nobody _ [E]
here [D] know how [E] I feel
Cause tonight [A] is the night I fell asleep at [D] the wheel
_ _ _ [A] _
I [E] guess [D] it's over [E] now
Cause [A] I'm never seen so [Bm] much, never seen so [C#m] much
_ [Bm] I _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] guess [D] it's over [E] now
Cause [F#m] I'm never seen so [A] much, never seen _ _ so [E] much
_ _ [F#]
Now _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] the _ confusion, there's something _ [E] serene _ [A] I'm just a posthumous [D] part of the [D#]
[E] scene
_ [Bm] _ Now I'm floating _ [F#] above looking _ in [Bm] _ As the _ radio [F#] blares and [F#] wheels spin
[D] I can [C#] see my [Bm] face lump with [A] a grin [E] And _ _ _ you're the [A] last [E] thing on [D] my _ [E] mind
You're the [A] last thing on [D] my [E] mind _ You're [A] the last [E] thing on [D] my mind
[E] _
You're the [A] last [E] thing on [D] my mind _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You're the last thing on my mind
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ Driving [E] home _ [D] to be with [C#m]
you
[A] The highways [C#m] divide, _ [D] the city's in [D#]
view
_ [Bm] _ _ As usual [F#] I'm almost on time
_ [Bm] _ You're the last [F#] thing that's on my mind
[A] Wish I could [E] tell you [D] the way that [E] I feel
But [A] tonight is the night I fell [E] asleep at [A] the wheel
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _
No _ [E] commotion, [D] no [E] screaming brakes
_ [A]
Most [C#m] of it's over [D] before I [E] awake
_ [A]
From [E] the ceiling my [D]
coffee cup trips
_ [A]
While [E] out my window the [D]
horizon [E] does flit
_ [Bm] _
_ The worst part [F#] was hitting the [A#] ground
_ [Bm] _
Not the _ feeling [F#] so much as the sound
_ [A]
Can't help but [E] wonder [D] if all this is [E] real
[A] Cause tonight is the night I [E] fell asleep at the wheel
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] Rubberneck's traffic [D] and he passes [E]
by
_ Slow motion Walter, [D] the fire engine [E]
guy
_ [Bm] _ _ Stand around with their [F#] mouths open [F#]
wide
_ [Bm] _ Heard some idiot ask [F#] if someone's [A#m]
inside
_ [D] _ With [A] the jaws of life [Bm] they tried and they [A]
tried
_ Nobody _ [E]
here [D] know how [E] I feel
Cause tonight [A] is the night I fell asleep at [D] the wheel
_ _ _ [A] _
I [E] guess [D] it's over [E] now
Cause [A] I'm never seen so [Bm] much, never seen so [C#m] much
_ [Bm] I _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] guess [D] it's over [E] now
Cause [F#m] I'm never seen so [A] much, never seen _ _ so [E] much
_ _ [F#]
Now _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] the _ confusion, there's something _ [E] serene _ [A] I'm just a posthumous [D] part of the [D#]
[E] scene
_ [Bm] _ Now I'm floating _ [F#] above looking _ in [Bm] _ As the _ radio [F#] blares and [F#] wheels spin
[D] I can [C#] see my [Bm] face lump with [A] a grin [E] And _ _ _ you're the [A] last [E] thing on [D] my _ [E] mind
You're the [A] last thing on [D] my [E] mind _ You're [A] the last [E] thing on [D] my mind
[E] _
You're the [A] last [E] thing on [D] my mind _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You're the last thing on my mind
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _