G5 
Well the road was hot and flat as a ruler 
     C5 
Good hundred miles between me and Missoula 
     D5 
That vinyl top wasn't gettin' no cooler 
     G5 
So I stopped at a quickie sack 
G5 
Well, I figured I'd need about a sixth of Miller 
    C5 
And one of those things so I wouldn't spill her 
  D5 
I asked the girl if the beer was in the back 

She said  


D5 
It's a dry town  
                            G5 
No beer no liquor for miles around 
                        C5 
I'd give a nickel for a sip or two 
G5            
To wash me down 
D5              G5 
Outta this dry town 


G5 
So I turn right around, no hesitation 
  C5 
Cursed the laws ruinin' the nation 
D5            
Waved goodbye to the boy at the station 
        G5 
But she wouldn't go into gear 


G5 
He said it sounds like your transmission 
     C5 
You need to Bob, but he's gone fishin' 
   D5 
His day off, he gets a long way from here 

Cause  

Chorus 

Well back home friends you can get a dose of 
Something strong from your local grocer 
So I walked down till I got a little closer 
To a place called Happy Johns 

He said "I keep something here for colds and fevers 
Down underneath's where I usually leave her 
But just last night I felt a cold a comin' on" 

Chorus