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Intro:  C F (Repeat Several Times)
Cout on the highway son be Fcareful
your mother sure loves Cyou
smell of liquor and gasoline
you knew Fthen what you were born to Cdo
they put AmRoosevelt in office
they Ftook the farm the family had to Cgo
we don’t Amhave to do much farming
for the Fcorn mash, or the copper, or the Coak Gtrees
C F (Repeat Several Times)
Ctwo years ago this april
‘bout the Ftime when he made that first Crun
it was just to Carolina
but I was Fthinking this awful thing I’d Cdone
Amback home in Kentucky it was Fsundown
when he slipped right through the Cdoor
and he was Amwide eyed and sweaty
and he Fsaid he would be ready by the Cmornin’G  
C F (Repeat Several Times)
Cwe made whiskey in the morning
we made Fwhiskey morning, noon, and Cnigt
when you were at home it was the Fonly sleep
your mother got at Cnight
she’d just Amsit there by the window
crying Fboy oh when you comin’ Chome
at Amnight I see her there on her Fknees and in her prayers
she says oh CJesus don’t leave us here Galone
C F (Repeat Several Times)
Csixty miles an hour after Fmidnight
he roared o’er that county Cline
there were patrol cars in the bushes
and they were Fwaiting for just the right Ctime
they turned the Amlights on in the curve
and the FPlymouth started swerving left to Cright
and it Amsounded like a cannon
as the Fshotguns ripped apart the CnightG  
C F (Repeat Several Times)
let his Amsoul rest in Kentucky
where he Fwon’t have to be lucky aCnymore
I can Amstill here him laughing
bout the Fpolice he outrun the night Cbefore
the bullets in his Gdoor
C F (Repeat Several Times)
Cout on the highway son be Fcareful
your mother sure loves Cyou

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Out On The Highway

by The Everybodyfields

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Intro: C F (Repeat Several Times)

C F

out on the highway son be careful

your mother sure loves you

smell of liquor and gasoline

F C

you knew then what you were born to do

they put Roosevelt in office

F C

they took the farm the family had to go

we don’t have to do much farming

F C G

for the corn mash, or the copper, or the oak trees

C F (Repeat Several Times)

two years ago this april

F C

‘bout the time when he made that first run

it was just to Carolina

F C

but I was thinking this awful thing I’d done

Am F

back home in Kentucky it was sundown

when he slipped right through the door

and he was wide eyed and sweaty

F C G

and he said he would be ready by the mornin’

C F (Repeat Several Times)

we made whiskey in the morning

F C

we made whiskey morning, noon, and nigt

when you were at home it was the only sleep

your mother got at night

she’d just sit there by the window

F C

crying boy oh when you comin’ home

Am F

at night I see her there on her knees and in her prayers

C G

she says oh Jesus don’t leave us here alone

C F (Repeat Several Times)

C F

sixty miles an hour after midnight

he roared o’er that county line

there were patrol cars in the bushes

F C

and they were waiting for just the right time

they turned the lights on in the curve

F C

and the Plymouth started swerving left to right

and it sounded like a cannon

F C G

as the shotguns ripped apart the night

C F (Repeat Several Times)

let his soul rest in Kentucky

F C

where he won’t have to be lucky anymore

I can still here him laughing

F C

bout the police he outrun the night before

the bullets in his door

C F (Repeat Several Times)

C F

out on the highway son be careful

your mother sure loves you

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