ABm
In an old pickup truck, with his hat pulled down
DEA
He drives them old Montana backroads
ABm
Remembering half-forgotten times, and wondering where it's gone
DEA
And if he can still carry the load
ABm
Now, the summer sun is setting, and the moon is on the rise
DEA
As he pulls that old pickup into town
ABm
And he parks beside the place where the feed store used to be
DEA
And he heads for an old familiar sound
DEAA/G#F#mE
Those honky-tonk bands still play old-time songs
DEA
Remembering how things used to be
DEAA/G#F#m
Sitting at the bar with his head down in his hands
DE
So alone with his memories
DD/C#EA
Lord, he's so alone with his memories
ABm
He remembers back in '33, or was it '34
DEA
The year that he won the rodeo
ABm
The buckle that they gave him, well, he still wears today
DEA
For that Brahma bull that he rode
ABm
But his riding days are over now, his back is getting weak
DEA
And his eyesight, it just ain't as good
ABm
As the days he'd spot a deer at a hundred yards or more
DEA
And bring back a month's supply of food
DEAA/G#F#mE
Those honky-tonk bands still play old-time songs
DEA
Remembering how things used to be
DEAA/G#F#m
Sitting at the bar with his head down in his hands
DE
So alone with his memories
DD/C#EA
Lord, he's so alone with his memories
ABm
Now the bar is getting set to close, they say he's got to leave
DEA
But it feels like, Lord, he just arrived
ABm
So he downs his last shot as he's heading for the door
DEA
Getting ready for that long and lonely drive
ABm
In an old pickup truck, with his hat pulled down
DEA
He drives them old Montana backroads
ABm
Remembering half-forgotten times, and wondering where it's gone
DEA
And if he can still carry the load
DEAA/G#F#mE
Those honky-tonk bands still play old-time songs
DEA
Remembering how things used to be
DEAA/G#F#m
Sitting at the bar with his head down in his hands
DE
So alone with his memories
DD/C#EA
Lord, he's so alone with his memories
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.