Dm
C
By the time I get to Phoenix she’ll be rising
Dm
C
She’ll find the note I left hanging on her door
F
G7
Em
She’ll laugh when she reads the part that says I’m leaving
Am
Dm
A#
Cause I’ve left that girl so many times before
Dm
C
By the time I make Albuquerque she’ll be working
Dm
C
She’ll probably stop at lunch and give me a call
F
G7
Em
But she’ll just hear that phone keep on ringing
Am
Dm
A#
Off the wall that’s all
Dm
C
By the time I make Oklahoma she’ll be sleeping
Dm
C
She’ll turn softly and call my name out low
F
G7
Em
And she’ll cry just to think I’d really leave her
Am
Dm
C
Though time and time I try to tell her so
F
Dm
E7
A7
She just didn’t know I would really go
Dm
C
F
G7
Em
Am
E7
A#
A7
