Intro:  (E)  (E) 
 
(E) Just about a mile off of 109 
(E) There's a little church sittin' under the pines 
I (E) promised that girl she was gonna be mine 
I (E) wouldn't be surprised if she was standin' there cryin' ( walk up to A ) 
                                            
  (A) Wo-ah, I didn't know this bored-out Ford could go so (E) slow 
  (A) Wo-ah, You got to put your foot down on the (E) floor 
  'Cause we been (B7) rocking all night, now, don't you know 
  You gotta (E) get me to the church on Cumberland road 
 
Billy's (E) passed out in the backseat, but I think he's alive 
(E) Bobby's got his head hangin' over the side 
(E) Here you are doin' only 95 
(E) What's the matter with you, man - I thought you said you could drive ( walk up to A ) 
 
Repeat Chorus 
  
(E) Sweeter than the dew on a honeysuckle vine, 
(E) Hotter than noon on the Fourth of July, 
(E) Cutest little girl that I ever have known 
(E) Waitin' at the church on Cumberland Road. ( walk up to A ) 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
  Yeah we've been (B7) rocking all night, now, don't you know 
  You gotta (E) get me to the church on Cumberland road