Dm (xx0231@1)                   GmI (355333@1)hit the road in a '52 Ford
CA (x32010@1)pack of matches
        DmAnd (xx0231@1)a postcard on the dashboard
Dm (xx0231@1)         
The sun was set
GmThe (355333@1)gas gauge was low
C (x32010@1)               DmAnd (xx0231@1)it was time to go

Dm (xx0231@1)                   GmI (355333@1)met the girl at a juke joint on the fly
C (x32010@1)                                DmNeeded (xx0231@1)a friend the day my mother died
Dm (xx0231@1)                        GmHer (355333@1)place was hot and it smelled of sin
C (x32010@1)                                  DmI (xx0231@1)guess when one life goes another begins

Gm (355333@1)      DmHey (xx0231@1)now, what you gonna do?
AGot (x02220@1)a fiver in your pocket
DmAnd (xx0231@1)a switchblade in your boot
Gm (355333@1)      DmHey (xx0231@1)now what you gonna say
A (x02220@1)             DmTo (xx0231@1)make it go away?

Dm (xx0231@1)                     GmI (355333@1)found the city by the mark on the stamp
C (x32010@1)                    DmStudied (xx0231@1)it under the light of a hotel lamp
Dm (xx0231@1)                  Gm (355333@1)I found his work, I found their home
C (x32010@1)                DmI (xx0231@1)waited until I knew she was alone
Dm (xx0231@1)                     DmI (xx0231@1)didn't want the child to see life
C (x32010@1)                   DmI (xx0231@1)justified that it wounded my pride
Dm (xx0231@1)                  GmMy (355333@1)mind was set that no one could know
C (x32010@1)             DmThe (xx0231@1)girl had to go

Gm (355333@1)      DmHey (xx0231@1)now, what you gonna do?
A (x02220@1)                
Got a fiver in your pocket
DmAnd (xx0231@1)a switchblade in your boot
Gm (355333@1)      DmHey (xx0231@1)now what you gonna say
A (x02220@1)            DmTo (xx0231@1)make it go away?

Gm (355333@1)       DmHey (xx0231@1)now, what you gonna do?
AGot (x02220@1)a fiver in your pocket
DmAnd (xx0231@1)a switchblade in your boot
Gm (355333@1)     DmHey (xx0231@1)now what you gonna say
A (x02220@1)             DmTo (xx0231@1)make it go away?

DmLight (xx0231@1)stumbled in
           GmThrough (355333@1)a crack in the shades
C (x32010@1)                   DmReflected (xx0231@1)off of the edge of my blade
DmAs (xx0231@1)I reached for the girl
GmWith (355333@1)the knife in my hand
C (x32010@1)                           DmI (xx0231@1)thought "I guess the kid deserves a chance"
Dm (xx0231@1)                   GmHer (355333@1)man came in as I started to go
C (x32010@1)                  DmMy (xx0231@1)last intentions; how could he know?
Dm (xx0231@1)                  GmThe (355333@1)blade sunk deep into my skin
C (x32010@1)                    DmI (xx0231@1)guess when one life goes another begins

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