E A A B E [Verse 1] E A On a quiet night driving out to Harriet's again A B E To breathe the air and soothe my mind E A A stranger might get lost out in the emptiness A B E If he don't know how to read the signs A A B [Verse 2] E A If Harriet isn't there I let myself in A B E Cause when she's gone, she's gone for a while E A I'll stay a couple days, this is just a little trip A B E To get out from under the pines [Chorus] B E This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on B E This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on A E B Ooooooooooooooh [Verse 3] E A The desert will remind you who you oughta be A B E It'll show you who you are E A There's nothing to protect what you're hiding F#m B E And I remember when she found my mark [Chorus] B E This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on B E This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on A Ooooooooh A E B Ooooooooooooooh [Verse 4] E A Now I walk along the washout behind your place A B E Lie down there in the sand E A And all that doesn't matter, it drifts away F#m B E And the wonder takes my hand A A B E E A A B E [Bridge] B E She's the bright hot sun in the cold night B E She's the cold black darkness in the starlight F#m A B There are those I held onto and let go [Chorus] B E But this one's got a hold on me, she's got a hold on B E This one's got a hold on me, she's got a hold on A E B Ooooooooooh [Verse 5] E A Early morning westbound on the interstate A B E California still fast asleep E A Dawn is in my mirror once again F#m B E The light begins to weep