{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1034725,"song":"Photo Finish","artist":"Chris LeDoux","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1034725-photo-finish-chords-by-chris-ledoux/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1034725?type=chord","rating":4.26936,"votes":6,"content":"Chris Ledoux\r\nPhoto Finish\r\nOkay so this is a fairly easy song to play and also a lot of fun. When the line begins\r\nwith an E (every 2nd line) you sometimes have to hold the E for a long time and then the\r\nD and A at the end are fairly quick. You just have to feel it. Let me know how I did. If \r\nyou have any comments or corrections, let me know.\r\nCapo 1\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAt seven this morning, I got on the phone[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd said to hold my bronc, as long as you can[/tab]\r\nMy car broke down in Billings and they just got it put together\r\nI’ll be photo finishing into old Cheyenne\r\nHere I am in Sheridan and its 9 o’clock\r\nIn the morning, and times a-goin’ fast\r\nI just pulled ‘er over, had some coffee and a donut\r\nAnd I bought the car a brand new tank of gas\r\nWell I don’t know if I’m gonna make it, it’s 9:15\r\nI’ll be lucky if I ever get there\r\nBy God now what’s that I hear, is it a sireen\r\nSure enough, he got me on his radar\r\nHe pulled up behind me and turned on those flashin’ lights\r\nA sign that I knew meant to pull it over\r\nSo I stomped on my brakes and as I skidded to a halt\r\nI wiped out three reflector posts along the shoulder\r\nHe got out of his car and was a-walkin’ real slow\r\nSo I jumped out and met him half way\r\nHe jerked out his gun and said Mister are you crazy\r\nI ain’t never seen nobody drive that way\r\nI told him take it easy and he could put up that cannon\r\nThe way you’re shakin’ it just might go off\r\nHe put up the gun as I explained my situation\r\nHe listened to my story, then he coughed\r\nHe wrote me out a ticket, that seemed to take forever\r\nI took and as I headed for my car, that cop he hollered after me\r\nAnd said hey cowboy you better slow down cause you can’t outrun this radar\r\nAs I rolled on down the road I was a-cursin’ and a-swearin’\r\nAbout the ticket, that I had just acquired\r\nI wondered if I oughta pay it or throw it out the window\r\nBut I might just set the damn thing a-fire\r\nSo I gunned it once again and was a travellin’ down the highway\r\nWith the gas pedal mashed to the floor\r\nWhen I came around a curve, and right there in the highway\r\nThere’s more damn sheep than I’ve ever seen before\r\nI’m goin’ to fast to ever stop so I just close my eyes\r\nAs the car rolls on through the herd\r\nWhen I opened up my eyes again there’s a sheep on the fender\r\nAnd that herder’s sayin’ some mighty awful words\r\nThe sweats a-drippin’ off my hands as I barrelled through old Wheatland\r\nI’m a nervous wreck and I must be a sight\r\nThe flies inside this old car are buzzin’ all around me\r\nI guess my 24 hour deodorant quit last night\r\n60, 50, 40, 30, 20 miles more\r\nThe rodeo starts in another 18 minutes\r\nI pull in through the main gate and I hear the anthem playin’\r\nI can’t believe it, thank God I finally made it\r\nThere’s only one more obstacle that’s standin’ in my way\r\nIt’s a nitwit, with a weekend badge\r\nHe’s standing by the gate and I slide ‘er to a halt\r\nHe says where in the hell are you goin’ so doggone fast\r\nI tell him I’m entered and I ain’t got time to talk\r\nMy horse is in the chutes and I’m late\r\nHe says I need to get a pass, from the secretary\r\nMy eyes get red and my heart fills up with hate\r\nI yell you dirty so and so you better let me through\r\nHe asked if I’d repeat that once again\r\nSo I wacked him in the mouth and then I left him lyin’ there\r\nOn his back, a-kickin’ in the sand\r\nI got there just in time to see my bronc come runnin’ out\r\nHis head and tail was held way up high\r\nI swear he looked right straight at me and grinned and gave a horse-laugh\r\nAnd me I just stood there and cried\r\nI turned around feeling helpless and purely dumfounded\r\nI looked, and what did I see\r\n3 highway patrolmen and a gateman with a fat lip\r\nAnd they were all a-lookin’ right at me\r\nSittin’ in this cell know I’ve done a lot of thinkin’\r\nAbout that wild run I made a month ago\r\nI’m sorry that I’m in this rotten situation\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I could do it again I wouldn’t have drove so slow[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I could do it again I wouldn’t have drove so slow[/tab]","plain_text":"Chris Ledoux\nPhoto Finish\nOkay so this is a fairly easy song to play and also a lot of fun. When the line begins\nwith an E (every 2nd line) you sometimes have to hold the E for a long time and then the\nD and A at the end are fairly quick. You just have to feel it. Let me know how I did. If \nyou have any comments or corrections, let me know.\nCapo 1\n\n\n\nMy car broke down in Billings and they just got it put together\nI’ll be photo finishing into old Cheyenne\nHere I am in Sheridan and its 9 o’clock\nIn the morning, and times a-goin’ fast\nI just pulled ‘er over, had some coffee and a donut\nAnd I bought the car a brand new tank of gas\nWell I don’t know if I’m gonna make it, it’s 9:15\nI’ll be lucky if I ever get there\nBy God now what’s that I hear, is it a sireen\nSure enough, he got me on his radar\nHe pulled up behind me and turned on those flashin’ lights\nA sign that I knew meant to pull it over\nSo I stomped on my brakes and as I skidded to a halt\nI wiped out three reflector posts along the shoulder\nHe got out of his car and was a-walkin’ real slow\nSo I jumped out and met him half way\nHe jerked out his gun and said Mister are you crazy\nI ain’t never seen nobody drive that way\nI told him take it easy and he could put up that cannon\nThe way you’re shakin’ it just might go off\nHe put up the gun as I explained my situation\nHe listened to my story, then he coughed\nHe wrote me out a ticket, that seemed to take forever\nI took and as I headed for my car, that cop he hollered after me\nAnd said hey cowboy you better slow down cause you can’t outrun this radar\nAs I rolled on down the road I was a-cursin’ and a-swearin’\nAbout the ticket, that I had just acquired\nI wondered if I oughta pay it or throw it out the window\nBut I might just set the damn thing a-fire\nSo I gunned it once again and was a travellin’ down the highway\nWith the gas pedal mashed to the floor\nWhen I came around a curve, and right there in the highway\nThere’s more damn sheep than I’ve ever seen before\nI’m goin’ to fast to ever stop so I just close my eyes\nAs the car rolls on through the herd\nWhen I opened up my eyes again there’s a sheep on the fender\nAnd that herder’s sayin’ some mighty awful words\nThe sweats a-drippin’ off my hands as I barrelled through old Wheatland\nI’m a nervous wreck and I must be a sight\nThe flies inside this old car are buzzin’ all around me\nI guess my 24 hour deodorant quit last night\n60, 50, 40, 30, 20 miles more\nThe rodeo starts in another 18 minutes\nI pull in through the main gate and I hear the anthem playin’\nI can’t believe it, thank God I finally made it\nThere’s only one more obstacle that’s standin’ in my way\nIt’s a nitwit, with a weekend badge\nHe’s standing by the gate and I slide ‘er to a halt\nHe says where in the hell are you goin’ so doggone fast\nI tell him I’m entered and I ain’t got time to talk\nMy horse is in the chutes and I’m late\nHe says I need to get a pass, from the secretary\nMy eyes get red and my heart fills up with hate\nI yell you dirty so and so you better let me through\nHe asked if I’d repeat that once again\nSo I wacked him in the mouth and then I left him lyin’ there\nOn his back, a-kickin’ in the sand\nI got there just in time to see my bronc come runnin’ out\nHis head and tail was held way up high\nI swear he looked right straight at me and grinned and gave a horse-laugh\nAnd me I just stood there and cried\nI turned around feeling helpless and purely dumfounded\nI looked, and what did I see\n3 highway patrolmen and a gateman with a fat lip\nAnd they were all a-lookin’ right at me\nSittin’ in this cell know I’ve done a lot of thinkin’\nAbout that wild run I made a month ago\nI’m sorry that I’m in this rotten situation","chords":["E","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}