INTRO: NONE VERSE: G Bm Nothin' but time here on my hands A And these steel strings on my fingertips G Bm I press my mouth up to the mic A Wish I was kissin' on your sweet red lips G And the hard part about leavin' Bm A A Is that I can't lie that I love bein' gone Em 'Cause I'm addicted to the dream G D G D And heartaches make for one heck of a song CHORUS: G Bm Dirt roads and highways, truck stops and cafes A Long stretch of highwire and little white lines G Bm Sawdust and dance halls, first shots and last calls A Beneath the glow of all those neon signs Em Yeah, I'm runnin' down a melody G To give it the words and set it free D A And tryin' not to write it all wrong Em I just wanna livе the kinda life G D G D That's gonna make for onе heck of a song VERSE: G Bm Like that one time out in A A Me and the boys went out for the night G Bm And old Hollywood and his three friends A Came in the Troubadour lookin' for a fight G So we went out back to the alley Bm A And let's just say that it didn't take too long Em I guess we could have walked away G D G D But that don't make for one heck of a song CHORUS: G Bm Dirt roads and highways, truck stops and cafes A Long stretch of highwire and little white lines G Bm Sawdust and dance halls, first shots and last calls A Beneath the glow of all those neon signs Em Yeah, I'm runnin' down a melody G To give it the words and set it free D A And tryin' not to write it all wrong Em I just wanna livе the kinda life G D G D That's gonna make for onе heck of a song INSTRUMENTAL/G O: G Bm A Bm A G A BDA K: Em G Yeah, I keep howlin' at the moon and shootin' for the stars D A Along this lonely road of broken dreams and passin' cars Em G Of those hard lessons learned, one thing I've found that's true D F#m When I'm followin' my heart, it always leads me back to you F#m G A F#m G A C# G E|-----------2--3--5--9--10-| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-2--3--5------------------| CHORUS: G Bm Dirt roads and highways, truck stops and cafes A Long stretch of highwire and little white lines G Bm Sawdust and dance halls, first shots and last calls A Beneath the glow of all those neon signs Em Yeah, I'm runnin' down a melody G To give it the words and set it free D A And tryin' not to write it all wrong Em I just wanna livе the kinda life G D G D That's gonna make for onе heck of a song OUTRO: G Girl, the hard part about leavin' Bm A A Is that I can't lie that I love bein' gone Em 'Cause I'm addicted to the dream G And heartaches make for one heck of a song E|-------------------------------| CAPO: 2nd FD T ----------------------------- SONG: HECK OF A SONG ARTIST: AARON WATSON TAB BY: C N CZARSKI HECK OF A SONG AARON WATSON CAPO: 2nd FD T INTRO: NONE VERSE: F Am Nothin' but time here on my hands G And these steel strings on my fingertips F Am I press my mouth up to the mic G Wish I was kissin' on your sweet red lips F And the hard part about leavin' Am G G Is that I can't lie that I love bein' gone Dm 'Cause I'm addicted to the dream F C F C And heartaches make for one heck of a song CHORUS: F Am Dirt roads and highways, truck stops and cafes G Long stretch of highwire and little white lines F Am Sawdust and dance halls, first shots and last calls G Beneath the glow of all those neon signs Dm Yeah, I'm runnin' down a melody F To give it the words and set it free C G And tryin' not to write it all wrong Dm I just wanna livе the kinda life F C F C That's gonna make for onе heck of a song VERSE: F Am Like that one time out in A G Me and the boys went out for the night F Am And old Hollywood and his three friends G Came in the Troubadour lookin' for a fight F So we went out back to the alley Am G And let's just say that it didn't take too long Dm I guess we could have walked away F C F C But that don't make for one heck of a song CHORUS: F Am Dirt roads and highways, truck stops and cafes G Long stretch of highwire and little white lines F Am Sawdust and dance halls, first shots and last calls G Beneath the glow of all those neon signs Dm Yeah, I'm runnin' down a melody F To give it the words and set it free C G And tryin' not to write it all wrong Dm I just wanna livе the kinda life F C F C That's gonna make for onе heck of a song INSTRUMENTAL/G O: F Am G Am G F G BDA K: Dm F Yeah, I keep howlin' at the moon and shootin' for the stars C G Along this lonely road of broken dreams and passin' cars Dm F Of those hard lessons learned, one thing I've found that's true C Em When I'm followin' my heart, it always leads me back to you Em F G Em F G B F E|---------0--1-3-7-8-| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|-0-1-3--------------| CHORUS: F Am Dirt roads and highways, truck stops and cafes G Long stretch of highwire and little white lines F Am Sawdust and dance halls, first shots and last calls G Beneath the glow of all those neon signs Dm Yeah, I'm runnin' down a melody F To give it the words and set it free C G And tryin' not to write it all wrong Dm I just wanna livе the kinda life F C F C That's gonna make for onе heck of a song OUTRO: F Girl, the hard part about leavin' Am G G Is that I can't lie that I love bein' gone Dm 'Cause I'm addicted to the dream F And heartaches make for one heck of a song