^DMile marker 203 The ^Bmgas gauge leanin' on the edge of 'E' ^GAnd I'll be danged if the rain ain't pourin' ^Ddown ^A ^DSomething's smokin' underneath the hood There's a ^Bmbangin' and a clangin' and it cant be good ^GAnd it's another 50 miles to the nearest ^Dtown

^F#mEverything I own's in the back in a Hefty ^Bmbag I'm ^F#mout of cigarettes and I'm down to my last ^Gdrag

^DI'd sure hate to break down here ^GNothin' up ahead or in the rearview mirror ^AOut in the middle of nowhere knowin' ^GI'm in trouble if these ^Awheels stop rollin' ^DSo God help me keep me movin' somehow Dont ^Glet me start wishin' I was with her now I've ^Amade it this far without ^F#7cyin' a single ^Bmtear And ^GI'd sure hate to ^Abreak down ^Dhere

^DA hundred fifty thousand miles ago Be ^Bmfore the bad blood and busted radio ^GYou said I was all you'd ever ^Dneed ^A ^DBut love is blind and little did i know ^BmThat you were just another dead-end road ^GPaved with pretty lies and broken ^Ddreams

^F#mBaby, leaving you was easier than being ^Bmgone ^F#mDon't know what i'll do if one more thing goes ^Gwrong

^DI'd sure hate to break down here ^GNothin' up ahead or in the rearview mirror ^AOut in the middle of nowhere knowin' ^GI'm in trouble if these ^Awheels stop rollin' ^DSo God help me keep me movin' somehow Dont ^Glet me start wishin' I was with her now I've ^Amade it this far without ^F#7cyin' a single ^Bmtear And ^GI'd sure hate to ^Abreak down ^Dhere

^DI'd sure hate to break down here ^GNothin' up ahead or in the rearview mirror ^AOut in the middle of nowhere knowin' ^GI'm in trouble if these ^Awheels stop rollin' ^DSo God help me keep me movin' somehow Dont ^Glet me start wishin' I was with her now I've ^Amade it this far without ^F#7cyin' a single ^Bmtear And ^GI'd sure hate to ^Abreak down ^GIt's too late to ^Aturn around ^GI'd sure hate to (N.C.) break down ^Dhere