Intro: Dm G
#1.
C A D
Twenty long miles from town, my old car
G
broke down.
F G C
The clutch is shot and it sounded so hot,
F C
oh, what I'd give to be home.
#2.
C A D
Nineteen miles from town, my old car broke
G
down.
F C Am F
The battery's dead, man, like I said, oh,
Am7 C Bb
what I'd give to be home.
#3.
A D
Eighteen miles from town, my old car broke
G
down.
F C Am
The fan belt's slipping and the engine's missing.
Bb G C
Oh, what I'd give to be home, resting my bones.
#4.
C A D G
Seventeen miles from town, my old car broke down.
F C Am
Just my luck, I got the fuel pump stuck.
F G C
Oh, what I'd give to be home.
Bridge:
Db F G Dm7 F
When the sun's so high up in the sky and I'm trying
C
to get home to my baby.
Dm7 G
When I get that far I'm gonna get rid of this car.
D G
It's got to go, it's got to go..and I don't mean maybe.
#5.
C A D G
Sixteen miles from town, my old short broke down.
F C Am G
My tire's down and no spare around..oh, what I'd
C
give to be home, oh, yeah.
INTERLUDE: Dm7 G Dm7 F C Dm7 G D G Dm7
OUTRO:
C A D G
Fifteen miles from town, my old car broke down.
F C Am F
The battery's dead, man, like I said, oh,
Am7 C Bb A D C
what I'd give to be home...(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.