E           G
On a hot Sunday evening
        A           G
I was drive in the country
        E             G          A     G
When I felt my left-front tire blow
         E             G
In the trunk I had a spare
         A             G
But the jack wasn't there
      E        G      A     G
On a desolate gravel road


 E                 G
Just across the street
       A         G
Was a two-room shack
       E             G           A     G
And a girl shelling peas on the porch
          E          G            A             G
When she ran out to meet me in a white cotton dress
             E          G         A        G
All I could say was; 'Praise the Lord!'


[Chorus]

               E          G  A      G
Yeah, I was a long way from Tupelo
   E          G   A      G
A long ways from Tupelo
               E            G          A       G
Yeah, I was stranded in a place that nobody knows
          E    G       A      G
I was a long was from Tupelo


[Verse]

               E           G
She said; 'My mamma's not home
        A             G
And we don't have a phone
                 E      G      A    G
But if there's anything I can do
        E        G             A         G
I'd be happy to pour you some cold iced tea
            E            G      A      G
Because I think you're kind of cute'

     E     G            A           G
We went inside and sat down on the couch
          E            G     A    G
And that girl started up on me
     E         G              A        G
And just like Adam and that Garden of Eden
                   E         G      A    E
She showed me that apple and I got weak


[Chorus]

               E          G  A      G
Yeah, I was a long way from Tupelo
   E          G   A      G
A long ways from Tupelo
               E            G          A       G
Yeah, I was stranded in a place that nobody knows
          E    G       A      G
I was a long was from Tupelo


[Verse]

           E             G       A      G
Well, her mother showed up and saw me there
       E          G            A     G
Said what in the world's going on
                E            G
She answered; 'Mamma, don't worry
        A         G
He's a real nice man'
             E              G         A     G
Who's broke down and ain't got a way home
            E        G       A           G
Her daddy gave me a ride and I gave him $20
          E            G       A    G
For his trouble and a tank of gas
          E   G    A        G
It was a day I'll always remember
           E    G    A    G
But if my wife ever asks

I'd say;



[Chorus]

               E          G  A      G
Yeah, I was a long way from Tupelo
   E          G   A      G
A long ways from Tupelo
               E            G          A       G
Yeah, I was stranded in a place that nobody knows
          E    G       A      G
I was a long was from Tupelo