| INTR | B | B | B | B | |||||
| V1 | B | B | B | B | B | B | A | E | I been up all night, Strumming guitar for a paycheck, Yes, I know I make a living, But it keeps on dragging me, Down down down to the |
| B | B | B | B | E | F# | B | B | bottom, And you ask me,
"What 'cha gonna do?" And I tell ya, I know that I can do it, If I
put my mind to it, Goin' down down down, I'm gonna steer, | |
| Ch1 | E | E | B | B | A | E | F# | F# | South By Southwest, I'm hitching out of this town, Hope I never look back, I'm Southern Califoria bound |
| V2 | B | B | B | B | B | B | A | E | I caught a ride, With a Phoebe from Rapid City, Her gypsy jewel jangled down from the Rear view mirror, To her |
| B | B | B | B | E | F# | B | B | gear shift, She asked me "What 'cha gonna do?" And I told her, It's the dawning of a new day, we better find a freeway, Stop foolin' 'round, I wanna head, | |
| Ch2b | E | E | B | B | A | E | B | B | South By Southwest, Take me out of this town, Hope I never look back, I'm Southern Califoria bound |
| SOLO | E | E | E | E | A | A | E | E | |
| B | A | E | F# | drums | |||||
| V3 | B | B | B | B | B | B | A | E | I tried to nap on the edge of Albuquerque, Yes, It sounds foolish, But the sun was beating me Down down down, Then I |
| B | B | B | B | E | F# | B | B | woke up, Some one asked me ¿Que pasa con su? I answered, I was trying get rest in, Me voy el oeste. Get me out of town, I wanna head | |
| Ch3 | E | E | B | B | A | E | F# | F# | South By Southwest, Take me out of this town, Hope I never look back, I'm Southern Califoria bound |
| V4 | B | B | B | B | B | B | A | E | the San Ber'dino Freeway, Was looking kind of freaky, When we hit town, we drove for hours to the ocean, As the sun went, Down down down on the |
| B | B | B | B | E | F# | B | B | water, I answered, It's time to hit the city, gonna be gettin' busy, I've been lost and found, I'm finally | |
| Ch4b | E | E | B | B | A | E | B | B | SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST, Take me out on the town, Hope I never look back, I'm in Southern Califoria now, I'm finally |
| Ch5b | E | E | B | B | A | E | B | B | SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST, Take me out on the town, Hope I never look back, I'm in Southern Califoria now |
| OUTR | B | B | B | B | |||||