Sweet Melinda
Words and Music by John Denver
from JD John Denver (1979)
Em C Em C G
G
Pulled out of Denton, Texas
A7
Two days and nights ago
D Em
I been livin' on pills and burgies
C G
Till the whites of my eyes don't show
The south-bound headlights are makin' me blind
A7
And I'm too damn tired to blink
D Em
My toes are numb and my brain's gone dumb
C G
And I can just barely think
C G
Doo doo doo, sweet Melinda, my wife
The lonesome moan of this eighteen wheeler
D
Cuts through me like a knife
G C G
Except for you, sweet Melinda, my wife
D G
I been ridin' on empty most all of my life
Em C G
Whooo
G
Two more hours till daylight
A7
And it's startin' to rain again
D Em
A sign up ahead says welcome to Paradise
C G
Population Ten
Well, me and this truck and that old white line
A7
Stumblin' on and on
D Em
Like three old drinkin' buddies
C G
Comin' home at dawn
C G
Singin' Ooh, sweet Melinda, my wife
The lonesome moan of this eighteen wheeler
D
Cuts through me like a knife
G C G
Except for you, sweet Melinda, my wife
D G
I been ridin' on empty most all of my life
Em C G
Whoo, whooo
C G
'Cept for you, Sweet Melinda, my wife
The lonesome moan of this eighteen wheeler
D
Cuts through me like a knife
G C G
Except for you, Sweet Melinda, my wife
D G
I been ridin' on empty most all of my life
Em C G D G
Whoo, I been ridin' on empty most all of my life (
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