Verse 1:(Kris Kristofferson) 
          D5 
      Sherry was a waitress 
 
      At the only joint in town 
             G5 
      She had a reputation 
                                 
      As a girl who'd been around 
          D5 
      Down main street after midnight 
                         
      Brand new pack of cigs 
            G5               
      A fresh one hanging from her lips 
                 
      A beer between her legs 
            A5     
      She'd ride down to the river 
                          
      And meet with all her friends 
 
Chorus:(all together) 
             G5 
      The road goes on forever 
                             D5 
      And the party never ends 
 
Verse 2:(Willie Nelson) 
          D5  
      Sonny was a loner 
 
      Bolder than the rest 
            G5 
      He was goin' in the Navy 
 
      But he couldn't pass the test 
            D5 
      So he hung around town 
 
      He sold a little pot 
             G5 
      The law caught wind of Sonny 
 
      One day he got caught 
            A5     
      But he was back in business 
                                 
      When they set him free again 
 
Chorus. 
 
Verse 3:(Waylon Jennings) 
          D5  
      Sonny's playin' eight ball 
 
      At the joint where Sherry works 
          G5   
      When some drunken out of towner 
 
      Put his hand up Sherry's skirt 
          D5 
      Sonny took his pool cue 
 
      Laid the drunk out on the floor 
          G5 
      Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar 
 
      Walked on out the door 
           A5 
      She's runnin' right behind him 
 
      Reachin' for his hand 
 
Chorus. 
 
Verse 4:(Johnny Cash) 
          D5 
      They jumped into his pick-up 
 
      Sonny jammed her down in gear 
          G5  
      Sonny looked at Sherry 
 
      Said,"Let's get out of here" 
              D5 
      The stars were high above them 
 
      The moon was in the east 
             G5 
      The sun was setting on them 
 
      When they reached Miami Beach 
              A5 
      They got a motel by the water 
 
      And a quart of Bombay Gin 
 
Chorus. 
 
Verse 5:(Kris Kristofferson) 
          D5 
      They soon ran out of money 
 
      But Sonny knew a man 
             G5 
      Who knew some Cuban refugees 
 
      Who dealt in contreband 
          D5 
      Sonny met the Cuban 
 
      In a house just off the route 
          G5 
      With a briefcase full of money 
 
      And a pistol in his boot 
              A5 
      The cards were on the table 
 
      When the law came bustin' in 
 
Chorus. 
 
Verse 6:(Willie Nelson) 
             D5   
      The Cubans grabbed the goodies 
 
      And Sonny grabbed the jack 
            G5 
      He broke the bathroom window 
 
      And climbed on out the back 
           D5  
      Sherry drove the pick-up 
 
      Through the alley on the side 
          G5  
      Where the lawman tackled Sonny 
 
      And was reading him his rights 
            A5   
      She stepped out in the alley 
 
      With a single shot four-ten 
 
Chorus. 
 
Verse 7:(Waylon Jennings) 
          D5 
      They left the lawman dyin' 
 
      They made their get away 
          G5 
      Got back to the motel 
 
      Just before the break of day 
           D5 
      Sonny gave her all the money 
 
      And he blew a little kiss 
             G5 
      If they ask you how this happened 
 
      Say i forced you into this 
              A5  
      She watched him as his tail lights 
 
      Disappeared around the bend 
 
Chorus. 
 
Verse 8:(Johnny Cash) 
          D5  
      There's main street after midnight 
 
      Just like it was before 
           G5 
      Twenty-one months later 
 
      At the local grocery store 
           D5 
      Sherry buys a paper 
 
      And a cold six pack of beer 
              G5 
      The headlines read that Sonny 
 
      Is going to the chair 
              A5 
      She pulls back onto main street 
 
      In her new Mercedes-Benz 
 
 
Chorus.