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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":67491,"song":"The Road Goes On Forever","artist":"Joe Ely","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11544008-the-road-goes-on-forever-chords-by-joe-ely/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/67491?type=chord","rating":4.77582,"votes":37,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n#\r\n\r\nDate: 10/16/96; 11:47:00 AM\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Road goes on Forever...\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nSherry was a waitress at the only joint in town.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe had a reputation as a girl who'd been around.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOn Main street after midnight, a brand new pack of cig's,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\na fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nShe rides down to the river, and meets with all her friends.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nSonny was a loner, older than the rest.\r\nHe was goin' in the Navy, but couldn't pass the test.\r\nSo he hung around town, he sold a little pot.\r\nThe law caught wind of Sonny and one day he got caught.\r\nBut he was back in business when they set him free again.\r\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\r\n\r\nSonny's playin' eight-ball in the joint where Sherry works\r\nwhen some drunken out-of-towner put his hand up Sherry's skirt.\r\nSonny took his pool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor.\r\nStuffed a dollar in her tip jar, walked out the door.\r\nShe's running right behind him, reaching for his hand.\r\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\r\n\r\nThey jumped into his pickup, Sonny jammed it down in gear.\r\nSonny looked at Sherry, said \"Let's get on out of here\".\r\nThe stars were high above them, the moon was in the east.\r\nThe sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach.\r\nThey got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay Gin.\r\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\r\n\r\nThey soon ran out of money but, Sonny knew a man,\r\nwho knew some Cuban refugees, who dealt in contraband.\r\nSonny met the Cubans in a house just off the route,\r\nwith a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot.\r\nThe card were on the table when the law came bustin' in.\r\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\r\n\r\nThe Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed a jack,\r\nbroke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back.\r\nSherry drove the pickup through the alley on the side,\r\nwhere a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights.\r\nShe stepped out in the alley with a single shot four-ten\r\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\r\n\r\nThey left the lawman lying, they made their getaway.\r\nGot back to the motel just before the break of day.\r\nSonny gave her all the money, he blew a little kiss.\r\nIf they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this.\r\nShe watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend.\r\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\r\n\r\nIts main street after midnight, just like it was before,\r\ntwenty-one months later, at the local grocery store.\r\nSherry buys a paper and a cold six-pack of beer.\r\nThe headlines say that Sonny is going to the chair.\r\nShe pulls back onto mainstreet in her new Mercedes Benz.\r\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n#\n\nDate: 10/16/96; 11:47:00 AM\n\n\nThe Road goes on Forever...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSonny was a loner, older than the rest.\nHe was goin' in the Navy, but couldn't pass the test.\nSo he hung around town, he sold a little pot.\nThe law caught wind of Sonny and one day he got caught.\nBut he was back in business when they set him free again.\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\n\nSonny's playin' eight-ball in the joint where Sherry works\nwhen some drunken out-of-towner put his hand up Sherry's skirt.\nSonny took his pool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor.\nStuffed a dollar in her tip jar, walked out the door.\nShe's running right behind him, reaching for his hand.\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\n\nThey jumped into his pickup, Sonny jammed it down in gear.\nSonny looked at Sherry, said \"Let's get on out of here\".\nThe stars were high above them, the moon was in the east.\nThe sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach.\nThey got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay Gin.\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\n\nThey soon ran out of money but, Sonny knew a man,\nwho knew some Cuban refugees, who dealt in contraband.\nSonny met the Cubans in a house just off the route,\nwith a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot.\nThe card were on the table when the law came bustin' in.\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\n\nThe Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed a jack,\nbroke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back.\nSherry drove the pickup through the alley on the side,\nwhere a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights.\nShe stepped out in the alley with a single shot four-ten\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\n\nThey left the lawman lying, they made their getaway.\nGot back to the motel just before the break of day.\nSonny gave her all the money, he blew a little kiss.\nIf they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this.\nShe watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend.\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.\n\nIts main street after midnight, just like it was before,\ntwenty-one months later, at the local grocery store.\nSherry buys a paper and a cold six-pack of beer.\nThe headlines say that Sonny is going to the chair.\nShe pulls back onto mainstreet in her new Mercedes Benz.\nThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.","chords":["E","A","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}