Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Riff

Rolled on out of Motown back in '91

Left them bitter winters for the Florida summer sun

Breakin' hearts in theme parks

 Smiled for anyone who held a camera to my face and said "Say cheese!"

Wound up on the telly With a twinkle in my eye

Twinkle disappeared the night I started gettin' high

And everything seemed so absurd

Until the night I finally heard the sound of Coltrane

It brought me to my knees

Chorus

 There's a long drive straight through the night

 Starin' out the window Lookin' for the first signs of daylight

 Just hold on tight With all of your might

 See it takes the time it takes to get it right

 So I peddled across the country Wound up here in Hollywood

Left my high school sweetheart when I realized I could

She became a movie star

I've took to sleepin' in my car Still singin' songs about her to this day

Drove myself to New York City Chasin' love again

She moved me to tears and then I wound up movin' in

That Apple got the best of me

So I packed up the rest of me And I grabbed a cab, said "Straight to JFK!"

Chorus

 There's a long drive straight through the night

 Starin' out the window Lookin' for the first signs of daylight

 Just hold on tight With all of your might

 See it takes the time it takes to get it right

Now I'm back in Hollywood This guitar in my hand

 These days I'm only using words that I can understand

Singin' songs, I'll carry on

 Keep at it until I'm dead and gone Then maybe my gravestone will say

Chorus

 There's a long drive straight through the night

 Starin' out the window Lookin' for the first signs of daylight

 Just hold on tight With all of your might

 See it takes the time it takes to get it right

 See it takes the time it takes to get it right (Third time's the charm)

 They say it takes the time it takes to get it right

First tab, so feel free to let me know if I made any mistakes!