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