Intro: Bm (4 measures)

Verse 1
Bm                          D
The sun's goin' down on me, thoughts of her keep hauntin' me,
G                    Bm                         D
desperation's takin' hold. My hands are on the steerin' wheel, but 
                                        G
my heart's back in Louisville, at the far end of a thousand miles of 
Bm
road.

Chorus1
G                         Bm               G
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some 
A       G                                 D                 G
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she 
                A                               Bm
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.

Verse 2
Bm                               D
Now I ain't  gonna waste my time talkin' on no pay phone line, 
G                                 Bm
words just don't get the message through. If this rig will hold out 
                D                               G
one more day, she'll hear me forty miles away, tearin' in this four 
                Bm
lane half in two.

Chorus2
G                       Bm                 G
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some 
A       G                                D                  G
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she 
                 A                           Bm
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.

Solo after chorus 2nd chorus
G Bm G A G D G A Bm

Verse 3
Bm                                      D
Now she ain't just a truck stop queen, she's the light guiding me, 
G                        Bm
a thousand miles for her love. Well I'd go a million for one kiss, 
D                                     G
drive those pistons with my fist, and do it all again if it ain't 
Bm
enough.

Chorus3
G                       Bm                 G
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some 
A       G                                 D                 G
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she 
                A                              Bm
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.

Outrro
  G                 A                           Bm
...if she could hear sound, of the hammer goin' down (2x)