Verse
Gm9 Am7 A7 Gm
David driving down the road in the family car
Gm9 Am7 A7 Gm
With nothing but a tambourine and an old scratched up guitar
C7 F7 A#
But the night carries on carries on
[Verse]
Gm9 Am7 A7 Gm
David takes a break about one mile outside Paris
Gm9 Am7 A7 Gm
He sits down by the road and starts to write a brand new chorus
C7 F7 A# Gm
And it goes a little something like this
[Chorus]
F Gm
God Speed Helena
Am
There’s nothing telling ya
A# Gm7
How long how long how long
F Gm Am A#
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
Gm7
But I will never forget you
F Gm
God Speed Helena
Am
There’s nothing telling ya
A# Gm7
How long how long how long
F Gm Am A#
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
C
But I will never forget you
[Instrumental]
Gm Am 2x
[Verse]
Gm9 Am7 A7 Gm
Mother, brother, father and his sister Joanne
Gm9 Am7 A7 Gm
Call to ask if he’s ok and what the hell he’s planned
C7
He says
F7 A#
I’m writing songs and leaving town
F7
I took the family car
A#
I know I’ve let you down
C7 A#maj7
But I don’t think I am coming home again
C7
I think it’s part of a bigger thing
Gm7
And I, I’ve been singing this song I wrote
C7
This is how it goes
[Chorus]
F Gm
God Speed Helena
Am
There’s nothing telling ya
A# Gm7
How long how long how long
F Gm Am A#
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
Gm7
But I will never forget you
F Gm
God Speed Helena
Am
There’s nothing telling ya
A# Gm7
How long how long how long
F Gm Am A#
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
C
But I will never forget you
[Outro]
Gm Am A Bbm