C D G A11/E D
C G D A11/E Dm

[Verse 1]

C                                     D       
I know playin' with fire will get you burned
G                                       Dm             
You'd think that'd be a lesson that I've learned
D                                  C           
It goes back to the start of God's creation
G                                       D    Dm          
That old whisper has a name, it's called temptation

[Chorus]

D                          Am                        
It's down a dead end road, straight to nowhere's where it goes
C                                G                D Dm    
When the high is gone, you'll be left out in the rain
D Dm                  C                                     
Soakin' wet with sin, on your knees and you'll begin prayin' 
G
for a way
F                 G           Dm  D           
To go back to the day before temptation

[Solo]

C D G A11/E D

[Verse 2]

C                                    D Dm       
It'll dress you up in 100 dollar bills
F              G                             Dm        
It'll make you smell like whiskey and cheap thrills
D                                       C     
Keep one hand on the wheel or you'll be taken
F                        G             Dm            
On a shotgun ride with a driver called temptation

[Chorus] 

D                     Am     
Down a dead end road, straight to nowhere's where it goes
C                               G                   D  Dm    
When the gas is gone, you'll be left out in the rain
D Dm                C                               C
Soakin' wet with sin
D Dm              C               
On your knees and you'll begin prayin' 
G
for a way
F                     G      Dm  D            
To go back to the day before temptation

[Solo]

Am C G Dm

C G F Dm 

[Verse 3]

A#                            
Oh don't you let it catch you by surprise
C     Dm      
It'll stab you in the back just like a knife
A#                                              
It'll take your house, your kids and your wife
C                       A     
Brother if you let him, he'll damn sure take your life

[Chorus]

Dm  D                      Am                             
It's down a dead end road, straight to nowhere's where it goes
C                          G                          D  Dm      
When the thrill is gone, you'll be left out in the rain
D Dm                                                                  
Soakin' wet with sin
C
On your knees and you'll begin prayin' 
G
for a way
F                 G          D            
To go back to the day before temptation
F                  G                     F       D      
There ain't no way to go back to the day before temptation