• Song:

    The Bolton Stretch

  • Artist:

    Yonder Mountain String Band

  • Album:

    Elevation

The Bolton Stretch

Verse 1
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? GHe (320003@1)cracks a wicked smile, had his foot pressed to the floor
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G?? (320003@1)Flyin' down country roads that he's been down before
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ?  G? (320003@1)? ?A
One of just three men that the sheriff cannot catch
Bm? (x24432@1)? ? ? ?A ? ? ? ? ? ?  G (320003@1)          D? C? G(2x) (320003@1)And he's travelin' 90 miles an hour, down the Bolton Stretch ? ?

Verse 2
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? GThe (320003@1)first time we had seen his face was back in '84
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? GHe (320003@1)walked right into old O'Hares, he robbed that liquor store
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ?  G? (320003@1)? ?A
The sheriff tried to catch him but the man he got away
Bm? (x24432@1)? ? ? ?A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?      D? C? G(2x) (320003@1)And he didn't show his face in town again until today

Chorus:
? ? ? Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? DHe (xx0232@1)Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends
Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? DDoesn't (xx0232@1)ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends
Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? A? (x02220@1)? ? ?? GJust (320003@1)that he was passing through with money wearin' thin
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A? (x02220@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D ? ?? C? GNow (320003@1)he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again

Verse 3
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? GHe (320003@1)watches all the trees fly by, but doesn't seem to care
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? GKnows (320003@1)it's time to leave again, but doesn't know to where
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ?  G? (320003@1)? ?A
And though he stole a lot of money, it's not enough for bail
Bm? (x24432@1)? ? ? ?A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?      D? C? G(2x) (320003@1)And there are two blue lights behind him now, the sheriff's on his trail

Chorus:
? ? ? Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? DHe (xx0232@1)Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends
Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? DDoesn't (xx0232@1)ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends
Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? A? (x02220@1)? ? ?? GJust (320003@1)that he was passing through with money wearin' thin
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A? (x02220@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ?? D? (xx0232@1)?? C? GNow (320003@1)he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again

Verse 4
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? GSince (320003@1)the day that he was born he spent his whole live livin' free
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? GWith (320003@1)nothing but the loosest ties to friends and family
D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ?  G? (320003@1)? ?A
No punishment will make him care about the things he's done
Bm? (x24432@1)? ? ? ?A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?      D? C? G(2x) (320003@1)And if he lives another 20 years he'll live 'em on the run

Chorus:
? ? ? Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? DHe (xx0232@1)Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends
Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? DDoesn't (xx0232@1)ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends
Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? A? (x02220@1)? ? ?? GJust (320003@1)that he was passing through with money wearin' thin
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A? (x02220@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D? (xx0232@1)?? C? GNow (320003@1)he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again
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