Intro: Bm (4 measures)  

verse 1  
Bm                          D  
The sun's goin' down on me, thoughts of her keep hauntin' me,  
G                    Bm                          
desperation's takin' hold. My hands are on the steerin' wheel, but   
    D                                    G  
my heart's back in Louisville, at the far end of a thousand miles of   
Bm  
road.  



[Refrão]
G                         Bm               G  
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some   
A       G                                 D                 G  
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she   
                A                               Bm  
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.  

verse 2  
Bm                               D  
Now I ain't  gonna waste my time talkin' on no pay phone line,   
G                                 Bm  
words just don't get the message through. If this rig will hold out   
                D                               G  
one more day, she'll hear me forty miles away, tearin' in this four   
                Bm  
lane half in two.  



[Refrão]
G                       Bm                 G  
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some   
A       G                                D                  G  
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she   
                 A                           Bm  
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.  

Solo after Chorus 2nd Chorus  
G Bm G A G D G A Bm  

verse 3  
Bm                                      D  
Now she ain't just a truck stop queen, she's the light guiding me,   
G                        Bm  
a thousand miles for her love. Well I'd go a million for one kiss,   
D                                     G  
drive those pistons with my fist, and do it all again if it ain't   
Bm  
enough.  


[Refrão]
G                       Bm                 G  
My mind's grindin' like a steel gear baby, I've gotta cover some   
A       G                                 D                 G  
ground, she'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her if she   
                A                              Bm  
could just hear sound, of the hammer goin' down.  

Outrro  
  G                 A                           Bm  
...if she could hear sound, of the hammer goin' down (2x)  

Long guitar solo Bm