Trascribbed by DWdrummer67.

Tuning: Standard, or capo to vocals as necessary.

A5                                    G5
The evening sun was sinkin&#039; down, a chill north wind a-blows
     F5                                        E5
The new-plowed ground was coolin&#039; fast, the river rolls and flows
            A5                                G5
Beneath the two-lane concrete river bridge between my place and town
         F5                                E5
On that hot-bed Farm to Market road they call 1291
           A5                                     G5
I&#039;m sayin&#039; son you&#039;ll see me searchin&#039;, sizzlin&#039; down that broad highway
F5                                   E5
Dollar signs in both my eyes, I&#039;m seekin&#039; out my prey
              A5                             G5
I&#039;m prayin&#039; &quot;Jesus, will you send me just another three or four?&quot;
               F5                              E5
They pay two-fifty down in Halletsville, 3 dollars, maybe more
                A5                               G5
And more than likely they&#039;ll be out tonight a-wanderin&#039; from the farms
F5                       E5
Waddlin&#039; down 1291 to keep their bodies warm 
              A5                              G5
I&#039;m talking walkin&#039; belts and neckties, and boots for rodeo
            F5                                        E5
They don&#039;t run too fast, don&#039;t waste much gas, I&#039;m makin&#039; lots o&#039;dough

Chorus:
       A5        C5    G5    D5        A5        C5    G5    D5
The armadillo....o....o....o?The armadillo....o....o....o 

       A5                            G5
The Armadillo never sees me, when I hit him with my brights
      F5                                       E5
His life don&#039;t flash before his eyes, he&#039;s blinded by my lights
         A5                             G5
And so I hit him with my bumper doin&#039; sixty, sixty-five
                F5                                 E5
They take &#039;em frozen down in Halletsville, they don&#039;t take &#039;em alive

Chorus:
           A5     C5    G5    D5              A5     C5    G5    D5
The jackal cri....i....i...ied? The jackal cri....i....i...ied

            A5                                 G5
The jackal cried, look there&#039;s two of them a-walkin&#039; down the line
    F5                                 E5
I can&#039;t believe my luck tonight this here makes twenty-nine
            A5                                G5
And so he rolled the first one runnin&#039;, the second was too fast
       F5                                   E5
His breaks and laughter squealin&#039; as he stomped down on the gas
               A5                                 G5
Good-God, his car was sideways flyin&#039;, when the bridge wall met his door
      F5                             E5
The impact shook the river bed his foot went through the floor

Chorus:
        A5     C5     G5     D5           A5     C5     G5      D5
Forevermore....or....or...ore  Forevermore....or....or....ore

        A5                                 G5
Forevermore was his last moment from the bridge wall to the stream
            F5                                E5
From the speckled blood around his smile a-spewin&#039; gasoline
               A5                         G5
And then he screamed his raspy epitaph, before he turned to flame
               F...                             E...
They pay two-fifty down in Halletsville.... I ain&#039;t the one to blame.....

           A5     C5    G5     D5              A5     C5    G5    D5
Ain&#039;t it a sha....a....a....ame  The jackal cri....i....i...ied
        A5     C5    G5    D5           A5      C5    G5    D5
The armadillo....o....o....o  The armadillo....o....o....o

(repeat until fade)