• Song:

    The Bolton Stretch

  • Artist:

    Yonder Mountain String Band

  • Album:

    Elevation

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Verse 1
D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G
He cracks a wicked smile, had his foot pressed to the floor
D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G
?? Flyin' down country roads that he's been down before
D ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ?  G ? ? ?A
One of just three men that the sheriff cannot catch
Bm ? ? ? ? ?A ? ? ? ? ? ?  G            D? C? G (2x)
And he's travelin' 90 miles an hour, down the Bolton Stretch ? ? 

Verse 2
D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G
The first time we had seen his face was back in '84
D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G
He walked right into old O'Hares, he robbed that liquor store
D ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ?  G ? ? ?A
The sheriff tried to catch him but the man he got away
Bm ? ? ? ? ?A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?      D? C? G (2x)
And he didn't show his face in town again until today


Chorus:
? ? ? Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? D
He Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends
Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? D
Doesn't ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends
Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  D ? ? ? ? A ? ? ? ?? G
Just that he was passing through with money wearin' thin
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D ? ?? C? G
Now he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again

Verse 3
D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G
He watches all the trees fly by, but doesn't seem to care
D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G
Knows it's time to leave again, but doesn't know to where
D ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ?  G ? ? ?A
And though he stole a lot of money, it's not enough for bail
Bm ? ? ? ? ?A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?      D? C? G (2x)
And there are two blue lights behind him now, the sheriff's on his trail


Chorus:
? ? ? Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? D
He Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends
Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? D
Doesn't ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends
Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? D ? ? ? ? A ? ? ? ?? G
Just that he was passing through with money wearin' thin
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ?? D ? ?? C? G
Now he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again

Verse 4
D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G
Since the day that he was born he spent his whole live livin' free
D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G
With nothing but the loosest ties to friends and family
D ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ?  G ? ? ?A
No punishment will make him care about the things he's done
Bm ? ? ? ? ?A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?      D? C? G (2x)
And if he lives another 20 years he'll live 'em on the run


Chorus:
? ? ? Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? D
He Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends
Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? D
Doesn't ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends
Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? D ? ? ? ? A ? ? ? ?? G
Just that he was passing through with money wearin' thin
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D ? ?? C? G
Now he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again
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