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The Road Goes On Forever by Robert Earl Keen
The Road Goes On Forever
[Chords]
1 2 3 4 5 6
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D x 0 0 2 3 2
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
A x 0 2 2 2 0
(In the first two verses, the chords are played on
every up beat. After that, I alternate picking, like)
D G A
e|-----2-----2----|-----3------3----|-----0------0-------|
B|-----3-----3----|-----3------3----|-----2------2-------|
G|-----2-----2----|-----0------0----|-----2------2-------|
D|--0-------------|-----------------|-----2------2-------|
A|--------0-------|---------2-------|--0-----------------|
E|----------------|---3-------------|---------0----------|
[Verse]
D
Cher was a waitress at the only joint in town
G
She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around
D
Down Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs
G
A fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs
A
She'd ride down to the river, meet with all her friends
G
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
Sonny was a loner, older than the rest
He was goin' in the Navy, but he couldn't pass the test
So he hung around town, sold a little pot
The Law caught wind of Sonny, one day he got caught
He was back in business when they set him free again
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
Sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Cher works
When some drunkin' out of towner put his hands up Cher's skirt
Sonny took his pool cue, lay the drunk out on the floor
Stuck a dollar in her tip jar, and walked on out the door
She's running right beside him, reaching for his hand
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
They jump into his pickup, Sonny jammed her into gear
He looked on over at Cher and said, "Let's get on out of here"
The stars were high above them, the moon was in the East
The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach
They got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay gin
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
They soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man
Who knew some Cuban refugees who dealt in contraband
Sonny met the Cubans at a house just off the route
With a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot
The cards were on the table when the Law came bustin' in
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jack
Broke the bathroom window and crawled on out the back
Cher had drove the pickup through the alley on the side
Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights
Cher stepped in the alley with a single shot .410
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
They left the lawman lying, they made their getaway
Got back to the hotel just before the break of day
Sonny gave her all the money, and he blew a little kiss
If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this
She watched as his taillights disappeared around the bend
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
It's Main Street after midnight, just like it was before
Twenty one months later at the local grocery store
Cher buys a paper, a cold six pack of beer
Headlines read that Sonny's goin' to the chair
She drives out onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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version 2
1 2 3 4 5 6
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D x 0 0 2 3 2
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
A x 0 2 2 2 0
In the first two verses, the chords are played on
every up beat. After that, I alternate picking, like:
D G A
-----2-----2---- |-----3------3---- |-----0------0-------|
-----3-----3---- |-----3------3---- |-----2------2-------|
-----2-----2----... |-----0------0----... |-----2------2-------|
--0------------- |----------------- |-----2------2-------|
--------0------- |---------2------- |--0-----------------|
---------------- |---3------------- |---------0----------|
D
Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town
G
She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around
D
Down Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs
G
A fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs
A
She'd ride down to the river, meet with all her friends
G
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
Sonny was a loner, older than the rest
He was goin' in the Navy, but he couldn't pass the test
So he hung around town, sold a little pot
The Law caught wind of Sonny, one day he got caught
He was back in business when they set him free again
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
Sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Sherry works
When some drunkin' out of towner put his hands up Sherry's skirt
Sonny took his pool cue, lay the drunk out on the floor
Stuck a dollar in her tip jar, and walked on out the door
She's running right beside him, reaching for his hand
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
They jump into his pickup, Sonny jammed her into gear
He looked on over at Sherry and said, "Let's get on out of here"
The stars were high above them, the moon was in the East
The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach
They got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay gin
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
They soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man
Who knew some Cuban refugees who dealt in contraband
Sonny met the Cubans at a house just off the route
With a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot
The cards were on the table when the Law came bustin' in
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jack
Broke the bathroom window and crawled on out the back
Sherry had drove the pickup through the alley on the side
Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights
Sherry stepped in the alley with a single shot .410
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
They left the lawman lying, they made their getaway
Got back to the hotel just before the break of day
Sonny gave her all the money, and he blew a little kiss
If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this
She watched as his taillights disappeared around the bend
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
It's Main Street after midnight, just like it was before
Twenty one months later at the local grocery store
Sherry buys a paper, a cold six pack of beer
Headlines read that Sonny's goin' to the chair
She drives out onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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version 3
Capo at 7th fret
G: 320033 C9: 332033 D: X00232
G
Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town.
C9
She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around.
G
On Main street after midnight, a brand new pack of cig's,
C9
a fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs.
D
She rides down to the river, and meets with all her friends.
C9 G
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Sonny was a loner, older than the rest.
He was goin' in the Navy, but couldn't pass the test.
So he hung around town, he sold a little pot.
The law caught wind of Sonny and one day he got caught.
But he was back in business when they set him free again.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Sonny's playin' eight-ball in the joint where Sherry works
when some drunken out-of-towner put his hand up Sherry's skirt.
Sonny took his pool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor.
Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar, walked out the door.
She's running right behind him, reaching for his hand.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
They jumped into his pickup, Sonny jammed it down in gear.
Sonny looked at Sherry, said "Let's get on out of here".
The stars were high above them, the moon was in the east.
The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach.
They got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay Gin.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
They soon ran out of money but, Sonny knew a man,
who knew some Cuban refugees, who dealt in contraband.
Sonny met the Cubans in a house just off the route,
with a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot.
The card were on the table when the law came bustin' in.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed a jack,
broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back.
Sherry drove the pickup through the alley on the side,
where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights.
She stepped out in the alley with a single shot four-ten
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
They left the lawman lying, they made their getaway.
Got back to the motel just before the break of day.
Sonny gave her all the money, he blew a little kiss.
If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this.
She watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Its main street after midnight, just like it was before,
twenty-one months later, at the local grocery store.
Sherry buys a paper and a cold six-pack of beer.
The headlines say that Sonny is going to the chair.
She pulls back onto mainstreet in her new Mercedes Benz.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
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version 4
E
Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town
A
She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around
E
Down Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs
A
A fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs
B
She'd ride down to the river, meet with all her friends
A E A
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
Sonny was a loner, older than the rest
He was goin' in the Navy, but he couldn't pass the test
So he hung around town, sold a little pot
The Law caught wind of Sonny, one day he got caught
He was back in business when they set him free again
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
Sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Sherry works
When some drunkin' out of towner put his hands up Sherry's skirt
Sonny took his pool cue, lay the drunk out on the floor
Stuck a dollar in her tip jar, and walked on out the door
She's running right beside him, reaching for his hand
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
They jump into his pickup, Sonny jammed her into gear
He looked on over at Sherry and said, "Let's get on out of here"
The stars were high above them, the moon was in the East
The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach
They got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay gin
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
They soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man
Who knew some Cuban refugees who dealt in contraband
Sonny met the Cubans at a house just off the route
With a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot
The cards were on the table when the Law came bustin' in
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jack
Broke the bathroom window and crawled on out the back
Sherry had drove the pickup through the alley on the side
Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights
Sherry stepped in the alley with a single shot .410
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
They left the lawman lying, they made their getaway
Got back to the hotel just before the break of day
Sonny gave her all the money, and he blew a little kiss
If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this
She watched as his taillights disappeared around the bend
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
It's Main Street after midnight, just like it was before
Twenty one months later at the local grocery store
Sherry buys a paper, a cold six pack of beer
Headlines read that Sonny's goin' to the chair
She drives out onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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