A Bm D It's the humming of the engines on the Greyhound bus and trainsA Bm C#m E That keeps your memory on my mind and here with meA Bm D A Many miles have come between us, cold nights on some roadsideE A Bringing back your gentle ways of loving meA Bm D A It's the thought of how you love me, how you treat me, how you thrill meBm C#m E That clears my fogged-up mind to where I seeA Bm D A Some little girl as I walk by just looking at me sadlyA E A Bringing back your gentle ways of loving meE D It's just your gentle ways of loving meE A It's just your gentle ways of loving meA Bm D A It's the happiness I've never found with other loves that bothersBm C#m E And a mother saying how her child loves meA Bm D A And times you never talked about those late evening hoursE A Bringing back your gentle ways of loving meE D It's just your gentle ways of loving meE A It's just your gentle ways of loving meE D It's just your gentle ways of loving meE A It's just your gentle ways of loving me performed by the Byrds on "Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde" Lead Vocal: Roger McGuinn Harmony: John York Hot Guitar: Clarence White Harmonica: Gene Parsons Columbia Records 1969 The Byrds Truck Stop Girl written by Lowell George/Bill PayneDb Ab Db Ab His tail lights flickered as he pulled up to the truck stopDb Fm Eb The same old crowd was hanging out again tonightDb Ab Bbm Cm Db Eb He said fill up my tank while I go check my loadDb Ab It feels like it's shifting all aroundDb Ab Ab/G Fm Db Ab Eb He was the kind of man to do all he could above all he had integrityDb Eb Db Ab Eb Db But he was so young and on a ten city run in love with a truck stopAb girlDb Ab Db Ab As he went inside he was merrily greetedDb Fm Eb By the girl with whom he was in loveDb Ab Bbm Cm Db Eb She held out a glass and said have anotherDb Ab This is the last time we can meetDb Ab Ab/G Fm With her hair piled up high and a look in her eyeDb Ab Eb That would turn any good man's blood to wineDb Eb Db Ab All his eyes could see all his eyes could seeEb Db Ab Were the stares from all those around himAb/G Fm Db Ab He ran out to the lot and climbed into his rigDb Ab And drive off without tightening downDb Ab Ab/G Fm It was a terrible thing to see what remainedDb Ab Eb Of that rig that poor Danny was inDb Eb Db Ab Eb Db Ab He was young and on a ten city run in love with a truck stop girl
Your Gentle Ways Of Loving Me
The Byrds
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