Intro
Em 
 
Verse 1
Em                         G 
Coffee black, I'm shifting gears 
        D                       Em 
One headlight, but the night is clear 
                              G 
I called you up from my hotel room 
                    D                  Em        G 
When the phone just rang that's when I knew 
 
Chorus
G                    D 
You're the sun going down 
                          Am 
You're the circus leaving town 
                        C/G                    G 
and I'm standing with a ticket in my hand 
                        D 
You're the last wreckin truck 
                    Am 
Disappearing in the dust 
                        C/G 
And I'm standing in the road 
      G   D       Am  C/G 
Broke down, broke down 
 
Verse 2
     Em                   G 
Interstate pushing eighty-five 
          D                  Em 
Sun comes up, pulling in the drive 
                              G 
Reaching out with my one free hand 
                      D                           Em        G 
Turned the front door key and heard the back door slam 
 
Chorus
G                    D 
You're the sun going down 
                          Am 
You're the circus leaving town 
                        C/G                   G 
and I'm standing with a ticket in my hand 
                        D 
You're the last wreckin truck 
                    Am 
Disappearing in the dust 
                        C/G 
And I'm standing in the road 
      G   D       Am  C/G 
Broke down, broke down 
 
Chorus
G                    D 
You're the sun going down 
                          Am 
You're the circus leaving town 
                        C/G                   G 
and I'm standing with a ticket in my hand 
                        D 
You're the last wreckin truck 
                    Am 
Disappearing in the dust 
                        C/G 
And I'm standing in the road 
      G   D       Am  C/G 
Broke down, broke down 
      G   D       Am  C/G     Em 
Broke down, broke down