{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":805064,"song":"Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel","artist":"Barenaked Ladies","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/805064-tonight-is-the-night-i-fell-asleep-at-the-wheel-chords-by-barenaked-ladies/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/805064?type=chord","rating":4.15089,"votes":9,"content":"(I got this tab from another website, but there wasn't one here for this song so \r\nI thought I'd post it.)\r\n\r\nOkay. This is the deal here. The BNL song here may not be a guitar song, but it can be played on a\r\nguitar. But anyway, here we go. \r\n \r\nBarenaked Ladies - Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel\r\n \r\nIntro (in 3-4 waltz)\r\n \r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDriving home to be with you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nthe highway's dividing; the city's in view.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]F#sus4[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAs usual I'm almost on time.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]F#sus4[/ch]                  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nYou're the last thing that's on my mind.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI wish I could tell you the way that I feel but[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch] (or [ch]A[/ch])                  [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\ntonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel.[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNo commotion. No screaming breaks.[/tab]\r\nMost of it's over before I awake.\r\nFrom the ceiling, my coffee cup drips,\r\nwhile out my window, the horizon does flips.\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                             [ch]F#sus4[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThe worst part was hitting the ground.[/tab]\r\nNot the feeling so much as the sound.\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI can't help but wonder if all this is real, 'cause[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch] (or [ch]A[/ch])                             [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\ntonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel.[/tab]\r\n \r\nRubberneck traffic and passersby\r\nand Slow Motion Walter, the fire engine guy\r\nstand around with their mouths open wide.\r\nHeard some idiot ask if someone's inside.\r\nWith the jaws of life, they tried and they tried.\r\nNobody here can know how I feel, 'cause\r\ntonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel.\r\n \r\nI guess it's over now 'cause I've never seen so much...\r\nnever seen so much...\r\nnever seen so much blood.\r\n \r\nIn all the confusion, there's something serene.\r\nI'm just a posthumous part of the scene.\r\nNow I'm floating above looking in.\r\nWhile the radio blares and wheels spin.\r\nI can see my face slump with a grin.\r\nAnd you...\r\n \r\nYou're the last thing on my mind. (x4)","plain_text":"(I got this tab from another website, but there wasn't one here for this song so \nI thought I'd post it.)\n\nOkay. This is the deal here. The BNL song here may not be a guitar song, but it can be played on a\nguitar. But anyway, here we go. \n \nBarenaked Ladies - Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel\n \nIntro (in 3-4 waltz)\n \nA E D E\nA E D E\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nMost of it's over before I awake.\nFrom the ceiling, my coffee cup drips,\nwhile out my window, the horizon does flips.\n\nNot the feeling so much as the sound.\n\n\n \nRubberneck traffic and passersby\nand Slow Motion Walter, the fire engine guy\nstand around with their mouths open wide.\nHeard some idiot ask if someone's inside.\nWith the jaws of life, they tried and they tried.\nNobody here can know how I feel, 'cause\ntonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel.\n \nI guess it's over now 'cause I've never seen so much...\nnever seen so much...\nnever seen so much blood.\n \nIn all the confusion, there's something serene.\nI'm just a posthumous part of the scene.\nNow I'm floating above looking in.\nWhile the radio blares and wheels spin.\nI can see my face slump with a grin.\nAnd you...\n \nYou're the last thing on my mind. (x4)","chords":["A","E","D","Bm","F#sus4","F#","C#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}