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DmI hit the road in a '52 GmFord
CA pack of matches
And a poDmstcard on the dashboard
DmThe sun was set
GmThe gas gauge was low
CAnd it was time to Dmgo
DmI met the girl at a jukGme joint on the fly
CNeeded a friend the day my mother dDmied
DmHer place was hot and it smeGmlled of sin
CI guess when one life goes another beDmgins
GmHey now, wDmhat you gonna do?
AGot a fiver in your pocket
DmAnd a switchblade in your boot
GmHey now whDmat you gonna say
ATo make it go awDmay?
DmI found the city by the mGmark on the stamp
CStudied it under the liDmght of a hotel lamp
DmI found his work, I foGmund their home
CI waited until I knDmew she was alone
DmI didn't want the child tDmo see life
CI justified that it woDmunded my pride
DmMy mind was set that nGmo one could know
CThe girl had to Dmgo
GmHey now, wDmhat you gonna do?
AGot a fiver in your pocket
DmAnd a switchblade in your boot
GmHey now whDmat you gonna say
ATo make it go aDmway?
GmHey now, whDmat you gonna do?
AGot a fiver in your pocket
DmAnd a switchblade in your boot
GmHey now wDmhat you gonna say
ATo make it go awDmay?
DmLight stumbled in
Through a cGmrack in the shades
CReflected off of the eDmdge of my blade
DmAs I reached for the girl
GmWith the knife in my hand
CI thought "I guess the kid desDmerves a chance"
DmHer man came in as I stGmarted to go
CMy last intentions; hDmow could he know?
DmThe blade sunk deep inGmto my skin
CI guess when one life gDmoes another begins
 Dm   Dm   Fm   Fmriff based on the open Dm  

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52 Ford

by Murder by Death

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Dm Gm

I hit the road in a '52 Ford

A pack of matches

And a postcard on the dashboard

The sun was set

The gas gauge was low

C Dm

And it was time to go

Dm Gm

I met the girl at a juke joint on the fly

C Dm

Needed a friend the day my mother died

Dm Gm

Her place was hot and it smelled of sin

C Dm

I guess when one life goes another begins

Gm Dm

Hey now, what you gonna do?

Got a fiver in your pocket

And a switchblade in your boot

Gm Dm

Hey now what you gonna say

A Dm

To make it go away?

Dm Gm

I found the city by the mark on the stamp

C Dm

Studied it under the light of a hotel lamp

Dm Gm

I found his work, I found their home

C Dm

I waited until I knew she was alone

Dm Dm

I didn't want the child to see life

C Dm

I justified that it wounded my pride

Dm Gm

My mind was set that no one could know

C Dm

The girl had to go

Gm Dm

Hey now, what you gonna do?

Got a fiver in your pocket

And a switchblade in your boot

Gm Dm

Hey now what you gonna say

A Dm

To make it go away?

Gm Dm

Hey now, what you gonna do?

Got a fiver in your pocket

And a switchblade in your boot

Gm Dm

Hey now what you gonna say

A Dm

To make it go away?

Light stumbled in

Through a crack in the shades

C Dm

Reflected off of the edge of my blade

As I reached for the girl

With the knife in my hand

C Dm

I thought "I guess the kid deserves a chance"

Dm Gm

Her man came in as I started to go

C Dm

My last intentions; how could he know?

Dm Gm

The blade sunk deep into my skin

C Dm

I guess when one life goes another begins

Dm Dm Fm Fm Dm

riff based on the open

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