G 
Driving on 9 
               D 
You could be a shadow 
            Am 
Beneath the street light 
          C 
Behind my home 
 
           G 
Driving on 9 
       D 
I sure miss you 
         Am 
Pass the motel 
             C 
Give a dog a bone 
 
           G 
Driving on 9 
                D 
Looking for One Thirty Eight 
        Am 
Maybe I passed it 
           C 
Go another mile 
 
           G 
Driving on 9 
                 D 
You'll sure look pretty 
          Am 
In Carson City 
                 C 
Walking down the aisle 
 
           G 
Driving on 9 
         D 
Will you wear white? 
       Am 
I sure hope not 
        C 
But you might, just to spite 
 
           G 
Driving on 9 
                       D 
Does your Daddy have a shotgun? 
                   Am 
He said he'd never need one 
               C 
Looking at the pines 
 
Interlude
 
Am    G Am    G Am    G Am    C 
 
           G 
Driving on 9 
               D 
Looking out my window sill 
                 Am 
Wondering if you took your pill 
                  D 
Wondering if it's mine 
 
           G 
Driving on 9 
           D 
How old is Cindy? 
               Am 
She sure looks like me 
          D 
Send me a card 
 
Interlude
 
Am    G Am    G Am    G Am    C 
G       D       Am      C 
G       D       Am      C 
 
           G 
Driving on 9 
              D 
Turn off your headlights 
                  Am 
This is just like stage fright 
            C 
Coming back home 
 
Whistle verse
 
G       D       Am      C 
 
G