D5 G5 I hit the road in a '52 Ford C5 A pack of matches D5 And a postcard on the dashboard D5 The sun was set G5 The gas gauge was low C5 D5 And it was time to go D5 G5 I met the girl at a juke joint on the fly C5 D5 Needed a friend the day my mother died D5 G5 Her place was hot and it smelled of sin C5 D5 I guess when one life goes another begins G5 D5 Hey now, what you gonna do? A5 Got a fiver in your pocket D5 And a switchblade in your boot G5 D5 Hey now what you gonna say A5 D5 To make it go away? D5 G5 I found the city by the mark on the stamp C5 D5 Studied it under the light of a hotel lamp D5 G5 I found his work, I found their home C5 D5 I waited until I knew she was alone D5 D5 I didn't want the child to see life C5 D5 I justified that it wounded my pride D5 G5 My mind was set that no one could know C5 D5 The girl had to go G5 D5 Hey now, what you gonna do? A5 Got a fiver in your pocket D5 And a switchblade in your boot G5 D5 Hey now what you gonna say A5 D5 To make it go away? G5 D5 Hey now, what you gonna do? A5 Got a fiver in your pocket D5 And a switchblade in your boot G5 D5 Hey now what you gonna say A5 D5 To make it go away? D5 Light stumbled in G5 Through a crack in the shades C5 D5 Reflected off of the edge of my blade D5 As I reached for the girl G5 With the knife in my hand C5 D5 I thought "I guess the kid deserves a chance" D5 G5 Her man came in as I started to go C5 D5 My last intentions; how could he know? D5 G5 The blade sunk deep into my skin C5 D5 I guess when one life goes another begins D5 D5 F5 F5 riff based on the open D5
