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Fireline Road
James McMurtry
Intro Am  
AmMy name is Alice Walker, they never told me why 
GI’m not named for anybody; it’s a name out of the sky
They thought it was Fpretty I guess, way back when
I’ll Amchange it someday. I like to pretend, 
I’m Just a visitor here, like on one of those shows,
In a Ghouse full of people I don’t hardly know But we'll
Fall get to home in a week or so 
AmBack to real life 
AmAnd I’m picking up the carpet in the corner where I crash 
I’m Gtoo tired to separate the pennies from the trash
And FI don’t guess it matters even why Jesus died 
AmI can tell you about sins 
AmWe got this duplex up on Fire Line Road
It’s Gway out from town, so the rent’s pretty low, 
FNot much more than a cinder block cell, just like the
Amone next door, and the next one as well 
AmAnd the bus don’t run out here but three times a day 
The G7-11, it’s a full mile away 
And there’s a Fcar in the yard, mostly rust and dents 
We Ammoved here in it, but it hasn’t run since
Chorus
GForget my Amname, can you Gforget my Amface 
GGonna lose myAmself in some Gfiner Amplace 
GFiner AmPlaces, Gwhere I’ll Amgo 
GI’ll leave no Amtrace out on FFire Line Road 
AmAnd there’s a pile of daddy’s quick-picks scattered on the 
floor Gamong the half empty bottles, a chair against the door 
In case he Fcomes home drinkin’, with lovin on his mind 
I’d Amnever let it happen, but that don’t stop him tryin’ 
My sister weren’t so lucky, he got to her too soon 
She Gnever saw it coming, he knew just what to do 
to keep her Fsilent. I swear to god I’ll kill him if I can 
Amsaid she made him do it, after all he’s just a man 
Chorus
GForget my Amname, can you Gforget my Amface 
GGonna lose myAmself in some Gfiner Amplace 
GFiner AmPlaces, Gwhere I’ll Amgo 
GI’ll leave no Amtrace out on FFire Line Road
Instrumental (chorus chords played with a glass slide 
somewhere past the 12th fret) 
G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am F
AmNow she snorts that crank, and stares at the phone 
She ain’t Gbig as a minute, just skin on bone 
She Fbites her nails right down to the quick 
And they’ve Amtaken her babies, and they won’t give them back 
And I know she loves them and God knows she Gtries, 
But when you’re that far down you’re just going to get high 
It’s like Feating or breathing to the rest of us 
She can’t even Amfeel bad without the stuff 
Chorus
GForget my Amname, can you Gforget my Amface 
GGonna lose myAmself in some Gfiner Amplace 
GFiner AmPlaces, Gwhere I’ll Amgo 
GI’ll leave no Amtrace out on FFire Line Road
AmMy name is Alice Walker, they never told me why

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Fireline Road

by James McMurtry

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Fireline Road

James McMurtry

Intro

My name is Alice Walker, they never told me why

I’m not named for anybody; it’s a name out of the sky

They thought it was pretty I guess, way back when

I’ll change it someday. I like to pretend,

I’m Just a visitor here, like on one of those shows,

In a house full of people I don’t hardly know But we'll

all get to home in a week or so

Back to real life

And I’m picking up the carpet in the corner where I crash

I’m too tired to separate the pennies from the trash

And I don’t guess it matters even why Jesus died

I can tell you about sins

We got this duplex up on Fire Line Road

It’s way out from town, so the rent’s pretty low,

Not much more than a cinder block cell, just like the

one next door, and the next one as well

And the bus don’t run out here but three times a day

The 7-11, it’s a full mile away

And there’s a car in the yard, mostly rust and dents

We moved here in it, but it hasn’t run since

Chorus

G Am G Am

Forget my name, can you forget my face

G Am G Am

Gonna lose myself in some finer place

G Am G Am

Finer Places, where I’ll go

G Am F

I’ll leave no trace out on Fire Line Road

And there’s a pile of daddy’s quick-picks scattered on the

floor among the half empty bottles, a chair against the door

In case he comes home drinkin’, with lovin on his mind

I’d never let it happen, but that don’t stop him tryin’

My sister weren’t so lucky, he got to her too soon

She never saw it coming, he knew just what to do

to keep her silent. I swear to god I’ll kill him if I can

said she made him do it, after all he’s just a man

Chorus

G Am G Am

Forget my name, can you forget my face

G Am G Am

Gonna lose myself in some finer place

G Am G Am

Finer Places, where I’ll go

G Am F

I’ll leave no trace out on Fire Line Road

Instrumental (chorus chords played with a glass slide

somewhere past the 12th fret)

G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am F

Now she snorts that crank, and stares at the phone

She ain’t big as a minute, just skin on bone

She bites her nails right down to the quick

And they’ve taken her babies, and they won’t give them back

And I know she loves them and God knows she tries,

But when you’re that far down you’re just going to get high

It’s like eating or breathing to the rest of us

She can’t even feel bad without the stuff

Chorus

G Am G Am

Forget my name, can you forget my face

G Am G Am

Gonna lose myself in some finer place

G Am G Am

Finer Places, where I’ll go

G Am F

I’ll leave no trace out on Fire Line Road

My name is Alice Walker, they never told me why

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