By the [C]time I get to Phoenix she'll [F]be risin'
[Gm]She'll find the note I left [C]hangin' on [F]her door
She'll [Bb]laugh when she reads the [C]part
That says I'm [Am]leavin' [Dm]
[Gm]'Cause I've left that girl so many times [Eb]before [C]
By the [C]time I make Albuquerque she'll [F]be workin'
[Gm]She'll prob'ly stop at [C]lunch and [F]give me a call
[Bb]But she'll just hear [C]that phone [Am]keep on ringin' [Dm]
[Gm]Off the wall [Eb]that's all [C]
By the [C]time I make Oklahoma she'll [F]be sleepin'
[Gm]She'll turn softly and [C]call my name [F]out loud
And [Bb]she'll cry just [C]to think I'd really [Am]leave her [Dm]
[Gm]Though time and time [C]I've tried to [F]tell her so
[Gm]She just didn't know [Am]I would really [D]go [C] [D] [C] [D]