[Intro] G  C  G

       Bm   Em        C
Rode around Tennessee
G       Bm           Em  C
  Till they stole my car
G        Bm    Em              C 
  Hoping for a chance to meet
         G
Alligator girl
      C            G
The electric guitar
    Bm            Em    C
I jumped in the river
G   Bm          Em    C
  Swam to the bar
G           Bm   Em       C    G   C   G
  Hoping to be delivered

C                    G     
  Wake from clap of thunder
C                         G/B 
  Pull the covers from my face
C                           G    
  Lift my head off of the pillow
           B7 
Check the darkness
          Em  C     G    C  G  
Just in case, she waits

            Bm           Em            C
I thought I saw her at a bus stop praying
G           Bm        Em  C
  On a busted tv screen
G           Bm               Em
  Thought I heard her inside an old
          C        G        C              G
church playing Mr. Pitiful, Goodnight Irene

( G  Bm  Em  C  G  Bm  Em  C  G  Bm  Em  C  G  C  G )

      Bm       Em     C
Later on in my hotel
G             Bm         Em    C
  Staring up at stucco stars
G           Bm
  Humming a sweet song
   Em           C
I wrote for thee

        G
Alligator girl
      C            G
The electric guitar

C                    G     
  Wake from clap of thunder
C                         G/B 
  Pull the covers from my face
C                           G    
  Lift my head off of the pillow
           B7 
Check the darkness
          Em  C     G    C     G    C     G  
Just in case, she waits, she waits, she waits