| D | A | D | G | |
| Sleepin' on the | foldout, | thanks to me and | my big mouth |
| D | A | D | A | |
| Why did I do what I d | id, | I shoulda' known better t | han to lie |
| D | G | D | A | D | |
| It's to late and | so tonight I'm s | leepin' on the f | oldout sofa | bed. |
| A | D | |
| She wanted to me to go and see her f | amily |
| A | D | |
| But I told her that I had to | work |
| A | D | |
| I never dreamed she'd get home so dang | early |
| G | A | |
| She | caught me cleanin' fish | out on our back porch, so now I'm |
| repeat chorus |
| A | D | |
| I can't believe they call this thing a | mattress |
| A | D | |
| It's 2 a.m. and I'm wide | awake |
| A | D | |
| Lookin' back I shoulda' just been | honest |
| G | |
| Instead of | tellin' her the whole staff spent |
| A | |
| The | day out on the lake, so now I'm |
| repeat chorus |
| G | D | A | D | |
| yeah, yeah I'm | sleepin' on the | fold out sofa | bed. |