{"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":2129437,"song":"The Road Goes On Forever","artist":"The Highwaymen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2129437-the-road-goes-on-forever-chords-by-the-highwaymen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2129437?type=chord","rating":4.79545,"votes":24,"content":"[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSherry was a waitress At the only joint in town[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe had a reputation As a girl who'd been around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nDown main street after midnight Brand new pack of cigs[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA fresh one hanging from her lips A beer between her legs[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe'd ride down to the river And meet with all her friends[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe road goes on forever And the party never ends[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSonny was a loner Bolder than the rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe was goin' in the Navy But he couldn't pass the test[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe hung around town He sold a little pot[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe law caught wind of Sonny One day he got caught[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut he was back in business When they set him free again[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe road goes on forever And the party never ends[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSonny's playin' eight ball At the joint where Sherry works[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen some drunken out of towner Put his hand up Sherry's skirt[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSonny took his pool cue Laid the drunk out on the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStuffed a dollar in her tip jar Walked on out the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe's runnin' right behind him Reachin' for his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe road goes on forever And the party never ends[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey jumped into his pick-up Sonny jammed her down in gear[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSonny looked at Sherry Said,\" Let's get out of here\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe stars were high above them The  moon was in the east[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe sun was setting on them When they reached Miami Beach[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey got a motel by the water And a quart of Bombay Gin[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe road goes on forever And the party never ends[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey soon ran out of money But Sonny knew a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho knew some Cuban refugees Who dealt in contraband[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSonny met the Cuban In a house just off the route[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a briefcase full of money And a pistol in his boot[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe cards were on the table When the law came bustin' in[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe road goes on forever And the party never ends[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Cubans grabbed the goodies And Sonny grabbed the jack[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe broke the bathroom window And climbed on out the back[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSherry drove the pick-up Through the alley on the side[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere the lawman tackled Sonny And was reading him his rights[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe stepped out in the alley With a single shot four-ten[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe road goes on forever And the party never ends[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey left the lawman dyin' They made their get away[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGot back to the motel Just before the break of day[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSonny gave her all the money And he blew a little kiss[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf they ask you how this happened Say I forced you into this[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe watched him as his tail lights Disappeared around the bend[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe road goes on forever And the party never ends[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's main street after midnight Just like it was before[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTwenty-one months later At the local grocery store[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSherry buys a paper And a cold six pack of beer[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe headlines read that Sonny Is going to the chair[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe pulls back onto main street In her new Mercedes-Benz[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe road goes on forever And the party never ends[/tab]","plain_text":"","chords":["D","G","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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}