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