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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":886763,"song":"The Passenger","artist":"Chris LeDoux","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/886763-the-passenger-chords-by-chris-ledoux/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/886763?type=chord","rating":4.64141,"votes":22,"content":"The Passenger\r\nBy Chris LeDoux\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was dark and I was drivin' down a loney Texas road[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe night was hot and sleep pulled at my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI was thinkin' bout the wild times and the women that I'd had[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe deceitful things I'd done and those lies[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStandin' in the shadows by the side of the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWas a figure of a withered old man[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe wore a black bandanna a rolled brim Stetson hat [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith a two inch scarlet hat band[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe held his wrinkled hand up as a sign to shut her down[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo I pulled over and stopped by his side[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe opened up the door slid in and sat down[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe said my ain't it hot tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI studied this old man and it seemed mighty strange[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor him to be out here all alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen he started talkin' and he told me many things[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOf times like both of us had known[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe told me of the wild life and the women that he'd had[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHow none of them had ever meant a thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd he told me of a black night much the same as this[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOf the strange and awesome things he'd seen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA man beside the road had raised his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand flagged him down so he stopped and let him in[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat stranger told him stories like I am hearing now[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBout the wild times and all the sin[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThen the car got cold and clammy and this old man looked at me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe said boy I've come here for you[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYour days of wicked sinnin' have come to an end[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand as mortal on this earth boy you are through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen his eyes got red and fiery as he took his Stetson off[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo reveal his evil horns shiny and black[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy God the fear came o'er me and my senses were all lost[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI fought with him until we finally crashed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNext day the car was found at the bottom of a draw[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe young cowboy was found beside the wreck[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis car had been consumed by fire [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nbut the cowboy had no marks[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nExcept the smokin' pitch fork brand upon his neck[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nThat's it! Have fun!","plain_text":"The Passenger\nBy Chris LeDoux\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThat's it! Have fun!","chords":["G","Em","C","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}