C                F            G                C
Shag carpet on a hotel floor, black and white tv
                  F                 G                   C
Playing songs to a half full hoouse, watchin them watch me
                 F          G                     C
Give me one good reason why, I should take it any more
                       F                G                       C
I got better things to do with my life, besides being a music whore

[Ref]
F                C           F                          C 
I could be makin love to you, I could be there at your side
F                       C                    G
Instead of being on this old jetplane on this long ride
F                C           F                         C
I could be makin love to you, I could be your southern star
F                C      Am     C            G          C
I could be makin love to you, if I was only where you are

[Verse 2]
C               F          G              C
We cut a record yesterday, boy it sounded great
                      F                  G             C
They say it comes out sometime this year, I can hardly wait
                F         G             C
Till then I'm a barom boy, playing for my pay
                   F                      G                         C
But if I could only be there in your arms, ya know I'd throw it all away

[Ref]
F                C           F                          C 
I could be makin love to you, I could be there at your side
F                       C                    G
Instead of being on this old jetplane on this long ride
F                C           F                         C
I could be makin love to you, I could be your southern star
F                C      Am     C            G          C
I could be makin love to you, if I was only where you are