Turnpike Tom Steve Goodman DFirst (xx0232@1)time I met old Turnpike Tom Sittin' in a diner in Bloomington G (320003@1) DHe (xx0232@1)said "Are you going my way?" He had a sleeping bag and his hat was torn And both his thumbs were two feet long From years of hitchin' on the hi-way F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) AmHe (x02210@1)said "Mister, won't you give me a ride F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) AI'm (x02220@1)a wanted man lookin' for a place to hide" DOh, (xx0232@1)we finished the coffee and we got in the car We drove off and hadn't gone far G (320003@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)Tom began to tell me his sad story... He said "Long around 1942 Buddy, I robbed a bank in Kalamazoo Just to get enough money to marry my true darlin' But she died when she heard what I had done And ever since I've been on the run Standing on the hi-ways a callin' F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) AmA (x02210@1)callin' mister won't you give me a ride F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) AI'm (x02220@1)a wanted man lookin' for a place to hide" DSaid (xx0232@1)"Now I'm gettin' old and ready to die Too tired to run and too sick to try G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)soon I'll be hitchin' upstairs in the skyway..." [spoken] Oh, play that again... DHe (xx0232@1)said "I can't pay you for the ride Just once before I die G (320003@1) DI'd (xx0232@1)like to do somebody a favor" And out of his pocket came a rusty old key Along with a map and he give 'em to me And said "Here's an end to all your labor" F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Am"Way (x02210@1)down in Greensboro, Tennessee F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) AIn (x02220@1)the back of Rusty's Roadside Cabaret DThere's (xx0232@1)20,000 in unmarked green The money I stole that's in the machine G (320003@1) DThat (xx0232@1)hangs on the wall in Rusty's Roadside men's room" So, three nights later at Rusty's door I had a beer and then I had one more Then I headed for the treasure Just like old Turnpike Tom had said The machine was under a sign which read Sanitary 3-for-a-quarter F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) AmSo (x02210@1)I took out the key and I broke the lock F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) AThere (x02220@1)to my bewilderment and shock DI (xx0232@1)found a sign which read "You've just been had In a sanitary way by Turnpike Tom G (320003@1) DThe (xx0232@1)outlaw with the fastest sense of humor" And if you meet someone with a troubled mind Well, just give him the key and feed him the line And tell him his days will soon be better F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) Yes, and mister, you've been taken for a ride F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) AThere (x02220@1)ain't nothin' but fools gold here inside DOh, (xx0232@1)the real gold, that's inside us all Remember that you only fall for G (320003@1) DLies (xx0232@1)and stories when you really want to
