Verse
B C# B C#
All a lone on the road near the other side of town
B C# B C#
In the dark of the night and the rain was falling down
B C# B C#
Up ahead, said a sign, was the Overnight Ca fe
E F#
Maybe one for the road just to pass the night
^^^^^ ^^ ^^
B C#
a way
^^^^^ ^ ^
B C#
^^^^^ ^^ ^^
B C#
^^^^^ ^ ^
B C#
B C# B C#
Then she came in the room and she moved across the floor
B C# B C#
With the look of a woman who's been through it all be fore
B C# B C#
Then she smiled as she spoke, and it made me rea lize
[Chorus]
E F# G#m F#
That the time was right, and the love was in her eyes
E F#
That the time was right, and the love was in her
^^^^^ ^^ ^^
B C#
eyes
^^^^^ ^ ^
B C#
^^^^^ ^^ ^^
B C#
^^^^^ ^ ^
B C#
C# F# B C#
C# F# B C#
C# F# B C#
C# F# B C#
[Verse 2]
C# F# C#
Then she asked and I told her that I was due in town
F# C#
Hey mama, can you tell me what's on your mind?
F# C#
Then she told me that she'd like to see me hang around
F#
And maybe I could take her home
G# N.C.
Never know what could happen when we're both
B F# A E
a lone
B F# E
B F# A E
B F# E
B/F# F# F#m7 E
B/F# F# E
B/F# F# F#m7 E
B/F# F# E
^^^^^ ^^ ^^
B C#
^^^^^ ^ ^
B C#
^^^^^ ^^ ^^
B C#
^^^^^ ^ ^
B C#
B C# B C#
Now I'm back on the road and I'm running over time
B C# B C#
Turn a round if I could, and you know it crossed my mind
B C# B C#
But I know I'll be back because she made me rea lize
E F# G#m7 F#
That the time was right, and the love was in her eyes
E F#
That the time was right, and the love was in her
^^^^^ ^^ ^^
B C#
eyes
^^^^^ ^ ^
B C#
^^^^^ ^^ ^^
B C#
^^^^^ ^ ^
B C#
^^^^^ ^^ ^^
B C#
^^^^^ ^ ^
B C#
..fade